"True villains are extremely photogenic."
"The imagination is one of the forces of nature."
Source: Wallace Stevens (1997). “Collected Poetry and Prose”
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Wallace Stevens
Poet
Wallace Stevens was an American poet known for his complex explorations of imagination and reality, particularly in works like 'Harmonium.'
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