Poetry Quote by Pablo Neruda — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

““I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.”

“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,”

“No, my dog used to gaze at me,”

“I want you to know”

“Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,”

“Then I speak to her in a language she has never heard, I speak to her in Spanish, in the tongue of the long, crepuscular verses of Díaz Casanueva; in that language in which Joaquín Edwards preaches nationalism. My discourse is profound; I speak with eloquence and seduction; my words, more than from me, issue from the warm nights, from the many solitary nights on the Red Sea, and when the tiny dancer puts her arm around my neck, I understand that she understands. Magnificent language!”

“One night I dreamed I was locked in my Father's watch”

“Not in the clamor of the crowded street,”

“Consider the difference between the first and third person in poetry [...] It's like the difference between looking at a person and looking through their eyes.”

“How to Write a Poem”

“You can make a difference in another person's life and not realize it, just by giving them One Moment of your time, One Memory to recall, One Motion that tells them they are not alone! OM!”

“When it comes, you’ll be dreaming”