Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver was an American poet renowned for her clear and poignant poems about the natural world and human connection to it, including collections like American Primitive and Dream Work. She received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984.
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."
"When it's over, I want to say: all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it is over, I don't want to wonderif I have made of my life somet…"
"Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled — to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe even to float a little above this difficult world."
"Every day I see or hear something that more or less kills me with delight, that leaves me like a needle in the haystack of light."
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1935
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