Poetry Quote by Mary Stewart — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try”

“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;”

“Reading poetry is like undressing before a bath. You don't undress out of fear that your clothes will become wet. You undress because you want the water to touch you. You want to completely immerse yourself in the feeling of the water and to emerge anew.”

“ليسَ من أجلي أنهضُ كلَّ صباحٍ بصوتٍ يتكسرُ”

“There is an empty space next to you in the backseat of the station wagon. Make it the shape of everything you need. Now say hello.”

“I'm pretty lost in becoming all this frost. Bitter, like Winter. Strung-out like a string of pearls.”

“Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”