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It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.
W. H. Auden
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"It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it."
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It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. — W. H. Auden

About W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden was a Poet from United Kingdom (1907–1973).

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This quote is attributed to W. H. Auden, a Poet from United Kingdom.
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W. H. Auden lived from 1907 – 1973.
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