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Category Archive: December 10

Emily Dickinson Quote: “If fame belonged to me, I…”

If fame belonged to me, I could not escape her; if she did not, the longest day would pass me on the chase, and the approbation of my dog would forsake me then. My barefoot rank is better.

September 30, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Carolyn Kizer Quote: “I didn’t learn much about writing…”

I didn’t learn much about writing at Sarah Lawrence, but I learned a lot about the sources of poems – dreams, myth, history – from the really great teachers, Joseph Campbell, Charles Trinkhaus, Bert Loewenberg, and a young Australian anthropologist named Harry Hawthorne.

September 25, 2021 1925, American, Carolyn Kizer, December 10, Quotes by Poets

Emily Dickinson Quote: “They might not need me; but…”

They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.

September 25, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Emily Dickinson Quote: “A wounded deer leaps the highest….”

A wounded deer leaps the highest.

September 11, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Emily Dickinson Quote: “People need hard times and oppression…”

People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

August 22, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Emily Dickinson Quote: “I never had a mother. I…”

I never had a mother. I suppose a mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.

August 5, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Carolyn Kizer Quote: “I wrote poetry off and on…”

I wrote poetry off and on in high school, when I could manage to get out of gym classes and sports – using my allergies as an excuse – and climb the hill behind school till I found a nice place to settle down with a notebook and look at Spokane spread out below.

July 26, 2021 1925, American, Carolyn Kizer, December 10, Quotes by Poets

Carolyn Kizer Quote: “I’ve been enormously fortunate. People say…”

I’ve been enormously fortunate. People say, ‘How do you feel about your reputation?’ My real belief is that I have exactly the reputation I deserve… on the whole, I feel comfortable with myself.

July 4, 2021 1925, American, Carolyn Kizer, December 10, Quotes by Poets

Emily Dickinson Quote: “I am growing handsome very fast…”

I am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year. I don’t doubt that I shall have perfect crowds of admirers at that age. Then how I shall delight to make them await my bidding, and with what delight shall I witness their suspense while I make my final decision.

June 14, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Emily Dickinson Quote: “To love is so startling it…”

To love is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

June 5, 2021 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

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