Sunrise: day’s great progenitor.
EMILY DICKINSONOld age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.
More Emily Dickinson Quotes
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I am nobody! Who are you? Are you a nobody, too?
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The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on.
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Heart, we will forget him, You and I, tonight! You must forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light.
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Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.
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But a Book is only the Heart’s Portrait- every Page a Pulse.
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The things of which we want the proof are those we know the best.
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Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.
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I could not stop for death and he did not stop for me.
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One step at a time is all it takes to get you there.
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The sailor cannot see the north / but knows the needle can.
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Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.
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The Heart wants what it wants – or else it does not care.
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There’s a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes.
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The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more.
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To travel far, there is no better ship than a book.
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