What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places? – Mary Oliver
When its over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. – Mary Oliver
We need beauty because it makes us ache to be worthy of it. – Mary Oliver
Its very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line. I have a rule that if I wake up at 3 in the morning and think of something, I write it down. I cant wait until morning – itll be gone. – Mary Oliver