Poetry Quote by Seamus Heaney — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I want away to the house of death, to my father under the low, clay roof.”

“It is always better”

“The way we are living,”

“I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.”

“Is there life before death? That’s chalked up”

“Since when," he asked,”

“It costs me never a stab nor squirm / To tread by chance upon a worm. / Aha, my little dear, / I say, Your clan will pay me back one day.”

“leave me a smile”

“I had embraced you...”

“Listen!”

“Only poetry isn't shit.”

“They are not long, the days of wine and roses:”