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Muriel Rukeyser Quotes

Muriel Rukeyser quotes

American Poet December 15, 1913 – February 12, 1980

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Those who speak of our culture as dead or dying have a quarrel with life, and I think they cannot understand its terms, but must endlessly repeat the projection of their own desires. Muriel Rukeyser
However confused the scene of our life appears, however torn we may be who now do face that scene, it can be faced, and we can go on to be whole. Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "What would happen if one woman told the truth about her..."
What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open. Muriel Rukeyser
As we live our truths, we will communicate across all barriers, speaking for the sources of peace. Peace that is not lack of war, but fierce and positive. Muriel Rukeyser
A work of art is one through which the consciousness of the artist is able to give its emotions to anyone who is prepared to receive them. There is no such thing as bad art. Muriel Rukeyser
American poetry has been part of a culture in conflict....We are a people tending toward democracy at the level of hope; at another level, the economy of the nation, the empire of business within the republic, both include in their basic premise the idea of perpetual warfare Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "In our time, they say there is no penalty for writing poems...."
In our time, they say there is no penalty for writing poems. They say this. This is the penalty. Muriel Rukeyser
No one wants to read poetry. You have to make it impossible for them to put the poem down--impossible for them to stop reading it, word after word. You have to keep them from closing the book. Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "I hear the singing of the lives of women. They clear mystery,..."
I hear the singing of the lives of women. They clear mystery, the offering, and pride. Muriel Rukeyser
I think there is choice possible at any moment to us, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "The journey is my home."
The journey is my home. Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from..."
The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality. Muriel Rukeyser
Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest.The blessing is in the seed. Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "We are against war and the sources of war. We are for poetry..."
We are against war and the sources of war. We are for poetry and the sources of poetry. Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser quote: "Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry."
Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry. Muriel Rukeyser

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