W. H. Auden Quote

It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, "What should I write at the age of sixty-four," but never, "What should I write in 1940."


p. 250 - Paris Review interview (1972)


It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, What should I write at the age of...

It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, What should I write at the age of...

It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, What should I write at the age of...

It's frightfully important for a writer to be his age, not to be younger or older than he is. One might ask, What should I write at the age of...