The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world… to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. – John Ruskin Category: Poetry
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. – William Wordsworth Category: Poetry
I used to joke that if acting didnt work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback. – Merritt Wever Category: Poetry
Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Your goodness must have some edge to it, else it is none. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Category: Love
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. – Betty Reese Category: Martin Luther King Day
One must learn a different… sense of time, one that depends more on small amounts than big ones. – Sister Mary Paul Category: Time