Entry 290

“The truth seems to be that we live in concepts of the imagination before the reason has established them."
Wallace Stevens

“After one has abandoned a belief in god, poetry is that essence which takes its place as life’s redemption."
Wallace Stevens

“In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all."
Wallace Stevens

“A poet looks at the world as a man looks at a woman.”
Wallace Stevens

“Thought is an infection. In the case of certain thoughts, it becomes an epidemic.”
Wallace Stevens

“The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.”
Wallace Stevens

“Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.”
Wallace Stevens