WIST Quotations

Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- Poem (1921-10-31), “The Philosopher,” st. 1, Ainslee’s Magazine, Vol. 48, No. 3

Dave — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:16:41 +0000

And what are you that, missing you,
I should be kept awake
As many nights as there are days
With weeping for your sake?

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
Poem (1921-10-31), “The Philosopher,” st. 1, Ainslee’s Magazine, Vol. 48, No. 3
(Source)

First collected in A Few Figs from Thistles (1922).

Lorde, Audre -- “Notes from a Trip to Russia,” Sister Outsider (1984)

Dave — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:34:57 +0000

We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not.

Audre Lorde (1934-1992) American writer, feminist, civil rights activist
“Notes from a Trip to Russia,” Sister Outsider (1984)
(Source)

Millay, Edna St. Vincent -- Letter to Whitter “Hal” Bynner and Arthur Davidson Ficke (1920)

Dave — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:09:36 +0000

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the day-time, and falling into at night.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
Letter to Whitter “Hal” Bynner and Arthur Davidson Ficke (1920)
(Source)

Mead, Margaret -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.

Margaret Mead (1901-1978) American anthropologist
(Attributed)

Sometimes given "Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need."