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Mary Oliver Quotes
| Birthday: | September 10, 1935 |
| Educated At: | San Francisco State University, University Of California, San Diego |
| Nationality: | American, United States Of America |
| Occupations: | Poet, Violinist, Jazz Musician, University Teacher |
Total quotes: 35
Mary Oliver
BirthnameBirthday: September 10, 1935
Educated At: San Francisco State University, University Of California, San Diego
Nationality: American, United States Of America
Occupations: Poet, Violinist, Jazz Musician, University Teacher
Total quotes: 35
“I learned from Whitman that the poem is a temple--or a green field--a place to enter, and in which to feel.”
Tagged:
Writing, Spirituality
“Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.”
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.”
Tagged:
Snow
“To live in this world you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.”
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go.”
Tagged:
Letting Go, life advice
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