Mary Oliver's Quotes

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To tell you the truth, I believe everything - tigers, trees, stones - are...

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put...

Poetry is one of the ancient arts, and it began as did all the fine arts,...

To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is...

I had a very dysfunctional family, and a very hard childhood. So I made a...

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

"Instructions for living a life.

"I went down not long ago

Poetry is a life-cherishing force.

"Sometimes I dream

I know many lives worth living.

"the stars began to burn

"Still, what I want in my life

"You do not have to be good.

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do

It is better for the heart to break, than not to break.

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.

"When it's over, I want to say: all my life

"Why I Wake Early

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don't hesitate. Give in to it....

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to...

I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

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