Stephen Spender Quotes

"When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course."
- Stephen Spender
(Related: Dreams, Son, Mind, Rhetoric, Wishes)

"Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun."
- Stephen Spender
(Related: Religion, Church, Sun)

"Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do."
- Stephen Spender
(Related: Poetry)

"When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little."
- Stephen Spender
(Related: Chaos)