Conclusion: Farewell
A book of quotations can never be complete.
—Anonymous
1
A poem is never finished, it is only abandoned.
—W. H. Auden, 1967
2
Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever, fare thee well.
—Lord Byron, 1816
1
I have seen this quote attributed to some Robert M. Hamilton, but could not find a reliable
confirmation of this authorship.
2
This is a succinct paraphrase of an earlier and much longer sentence by Paul Valéry. (Auden cited
him as the author.) It was later repeated, about books, by Gene Fowler.
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A book of quotations can never be complete.
—Anonymous
1
A poem is never finished, it is only abandoned.
—W. H. Auden, 1967
2
Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever, fare thee well.
—Lord Byron, 1816
1
I have seen this quote attributed to some Robert M. Hamilton, but could not find a reliable
confirmation of this authorship.
2
This is a succinct paraphrase of an earlier and much longer sentence by Paul Valéry. (Auden cited
him as the author.) It was later repeated, about books, by Gene Fowler.
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
K. K. Likharev (ed.), Essential Quotes for Scientists and Engineers,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63332-5_22
209