Quote by: W. H. Auden

It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.


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Author Bio


  • NameW. H. Auden
  • DescriptionAnglo-American poet
  • BornFebruary 21, 1907
  • DiedSeptember 28, 1973
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Screenwriter; Literary Historian; Playwright; Writer; Librettist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Austrian State Prize For European Literature; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award; Queen's Gold Medal For Poetry