Quotations by:
Dickinson, Emily
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all.
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away,
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing poetry.Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet
“There is no Frigate like a Book,” ll. 1-4 (c. 1873)
(Source)
When Jesus tells us about his Father, we distrust him. When he shows us his Home, we turn away. But when he confides to us that he is “acquainted with Grief,” we listen, for that also is an Acquaintance of our own.
A Wounded Deer — leaps highest —
Faith is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see;
But microscopes are prudent
In an emergency.
I hope your rambles have been sweet and your reveries spacious.
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet
Letter to Dr. & Mrs. J.G. Holland (Autumn 1876)
Full text.
Anger as soon as fed is dead —
‘Tis starving makes it fat.