Quote by Mary Oliver
What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willin

What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places? – Mary Oliver

Other quotes by 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

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amazing
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Poetry isnt a profession, its a way of life. Its an empty basket you put your life into it and make something out of that. – Mary Oliver

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Poetry
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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

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Morning
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Other Quotes from
Breathing
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Walking through the house at night is wonderful to me; a symphony of breath, each person a separate instrument as they collectively breathe in time to the metronome of life itself. – Edwin Leap, www.edwinleap.com

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Breathing

I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am. – Sylvia Plath

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Breathing

For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. – Sanskrit Proverb

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Breathing

If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance. – Andrea Boydston

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Breathing

Random Quotes

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead – but aim to do something big. – Deng Xiaoping

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cool

That hurt we embrace becomes joy. Call it to your arms where it can change. – Rumi

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Rumi

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes. – W. H. Auden

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Science

If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that “Members not Present” and “Subjects Discussed” were one and the same. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Family