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Mary Oliver Quotes

Walks work for me. I enter some arena that is neither conscious or unconscious Picture Quote #1

Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, stay awhile Picture Quote #1

The end of life has its own nature, also worth our attention Picture Quote #1

I got saved by poetry and I got saved by the beauty of the world Picture Quote #1

Invention hovers always a little above the rules Picture Quote #1

The language of the poem is the language of particulars Picture Quote #1

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When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world Picture Quote #1

Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of praying, as you no doubt have yours. Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible Picture Quote #1

You, too, can be carved anew by the details of your devotion Picture Quote #1

The sea is the most beautiful face in our universe Picture Quote #1

After a cruel childhood, one must reinvent oneself. Then reimagine the world Picture Quote #1

To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go Picture Quote #1

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It's 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 can't wait until morning - it'll be gone Picture Quote #1

When it's 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 Picture Quote #1

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that Picture Quote #1

And now I understand something so frightening, and wonderful - how the mind clings to the road it knows, rushing through crossroads, sticking like lint to the familiar Picture Quote #1

What countries, what visitations, what pomp would satisfy me as thoroughly as Blackwater Woods on a sun filled morning, or, equally, in the rain? Picture Quote #1

But also I say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it's done right, is a kind of holiness Picture Quote #1

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My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the humming bird - equal seekers of sweetness Picture Quote #1

So every day I was surrounded by the beautiful crying forth of the ideas of God, one of which was you Picture Quote #1

For some things there are no wrong seasons. Which is what I dream of for me Picture Quote #1

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift Picture Quote #1

Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader be the experiencer. I do not want to be there. It is not even a walk we take together Picture Quote #1

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other Picture Quote #1

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I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write Picture Quote #1

I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better not get cluttered up with too many material things Picture Quote #1

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty as writers begins not with our own feelings, but with the powers of observing Picture Quote #1

I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting job, you get interested in it Picture Quote #1

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings Picture Quote #1

If I've done my work well, I vanish completely from the scene. I believe it is invasive of the work when you know too much about the writer Picture Quote #1

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Walks work for me. I enter some arena that is neither conscious or unconscious (Mary Oliver Quotes) Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, stay awhile (Mary Oliver Quotes) The end of life has its own nature, also worth our attention (Mary Oliver Quotes) I got saved by poetry and I got saved by the beauty of the world (Mary Oliver Quotes) Invention hovers always a little above the rules (Mary Oliver Quotes) The language of the poem is the language of particulars (Mary Oliver Quotes) When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world (Mary Oliver Quotes) Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of praying, as you no doubt have yours. Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible (Mary Oliver Quotes) You, too, can be carved anew by the details of your devotion (Mary Oliver Quotes) The sea is the most beautiful face in our universe (Mary Oliver Quotes) After a cruel childhood, one must reinvent oneself. Then reimagine the world (Mary Oliver Quotes) To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go (Mary Oliver Quotes) It's 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 can't wait until morning - it'll be gone (Mary Oliver Quotes) When it's 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 Quotes) Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that (Mary Oliver Quotes) And now I understand something so frightening, and wonderful - how the mind clings to the road it knows, rushing through crossroads, sticking like lint to the familiar (Mary Oliver Quotes) What countries, what visitations, what pomp would satisfy me as thoroughly as Blackwater Woods on a sun filled morning, or, equally, in the rain? (Mary Oliver Quotes) But also I say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it's done right, is a kind of holiness (Mary Oliver Quotes) My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the humming bird - equal seekers of sweetness (Mary Oliver Quotes) So every day I was surrounded by the beautiful crying forth of the ideas of God, one of which was you (Mary Oliver Quotes) For some things there are no wrong seasons. Which is what I dream of for me (Mary Oliver Quotes) Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift (Mary Oliver Quotes) Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader be the experiencer. I do not want to be there. It is not even a walk we take together (Mary Oliver Quotes) As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other (Mary Oliver Quotes) I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write (Mary Oliver Quotes) I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better not get cluttered up with too many material things (Mary Oliver Quotes) I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty as writers begins not with our own feelings, but with the powers of observing (Mary Oliver Quotes) I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting job, you get interested in it (Mary Oliver Quotes) I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings (Mary Oliver Quotes) If I've done my work well, I vanish completely from the scene. I believe it is invasive of the work when you know too much about the writer (Mary Oliver Quotes)

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