We would rather be ruined than changed, We would r…

by colleen on November 28, 2006

We would rather be ruined than changed,
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.

— W. H. Auden

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richard rohr April 13, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Can anyone tell me the exact citation for Auden’s quote about “rather being ruined than change”?

I cannot find the poem.

Thank you.

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