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Lisel Mueller Quotes

Poetry, for me, is the answer to, ‘How does one stay sane when private lives are being ransacked by public events?’ It’s something that hangs over your head all the time Picture Quote #1

I am imprinted with the whole sense of European history, especially German history, going back to World War I, which really destroyed all the old values and culture. My grandparents had been reasonably well-off but they became quite poor, living in an attic apartment Picture Quote #1

How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darknessand the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom:as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious Picture Quote #1

When I am asked how I began writing poems, I talk about the indifference of nature Picture Quote #1

Memory and poetry go together, absolutely. It is a matter of preserving and of remembering things Picture Quote #1

How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom: as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious Picture Quote #1

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Well, language seems to be something that obsesses me. I’m always writing about it Picture Quote #1

Everything is autobiography, even if one writes something that is totally objective. The fact that it’s a subject that seizes you makes it autobiographical Picture Quote #1

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Poetry, for me, is the answer to, ‘How does one stay sane when private lives are being ransacked by public events?’ It’s something that hangs over your head all the time (Lisel Mueller Quotes) I am imprinted with the whole sense of European history, especially German history, going back to World War I, which really destroyed all the old values and culture. My grandparents had been reasonably well-off but they became quite poor, living in an attic apartment (Lisel Mueller Quotes) How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darknessand the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom:as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious (Lisel Mueller Quotes) When I am asked how I began writing poems, I talk about the indifference of nature (Lisel Mueller Quotes) Memory and poetry go together, absolutely. It is a matter of preserving and of remembering things (Lisel Mueller Quotes) How swiftly the strained honey of afternoon light flows into darkness and the closed bud shrugs off its special mystery in order to break into blossom: as if what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious (Lisel Mueller Quotes) Well, language seems to be something that obsesses me. I’m always writing about it (Lisel Mueller Quotes) Everything is autobiography, even if one writes something that is totally objective. The fact that it’s a subject that seizes you makes it autobiographical (Lisel Mueller Quotes)