An honest self-portrait is extremely rare because a man who has reached the degree of self-consciousness presupposed by … - W. H. Auden

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Pursuing prayer is prayer on a mission. It is diligent, fervent, constant, persevering, determined, and convinced.

W. H. Auden

An honest self-portrait is extremely rare because a man who has reached the degree of self-consciousness presupposed by the desire to paint his own portrait has almost always also developed an ego-consciousness which paints himself painting himself, and introduces artificial highlights and dramatic shadows.

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My deepest feeling about politicians is that they are dangerous lunatics to be avoided when possible and carefully humored; people, above all, to whom one must never tell the truth.

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All that we are not stares back at what we are.

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