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Elizabeth Bishop Quotes

Elizabeth Bishop quotes

American Poet February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979

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The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn't hard to master. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a..."
The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "Think of the long trip home. Should we have stayed home and..."
Think of the long trip home. Should we have stayed home and thought of here? Where should we be today? Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "Oh, must we dream our dreamsand have them, too?"
Oh, must we dream our dreamsand have them, too? Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "The art of losing isn't hard to master."
The art of losing isn't hard to master. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "Open the book. (The gilt rubs off the edges of the pages and..."
Open the book. (The gilt rubs off the edges of the pages and pollinates the fingertips.) Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "Should we have stayed home and thought of here?"
Should we have stayed home and thought of here? Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "...what the Man-Moth fears most he must do.."
...what the Man-Moth fears most he must do.. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat."
The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat. Elizabeth Bishop
Icebergs behoove the soul (both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair, erected, indivisible. Elizabeth Bishop
But they made me realize more than I ever had the rarity of true originality, and also the sort of alienation it might involve. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "All the untidy activity continues, awful but cheerful."
All the untidy activity continues, awful but cheerful. Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "Being a poet is one of the unhealthier jobs--no regular hours,..."
Being a poet is one of the unhealthier jobs--no regular hours, so many temptations! Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop quote: "The pigs stuck out their little feet and snored."
The pigs stuck out their little feet and snored. Elizabeth Bishop

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