Famous Wallace Stevens Quotes

  • Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers. – Wallace Stevens

    Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers.– Wallace Stevens

  • Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container. – Wallace Stevens

    Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.– Wallace Stevens