Emily Dickinson quotes

Emily Dickinson was an American poet renowned for her innovative and enigmatic style. Her poetry often delved into themes of nature, death, and human emotion. She became one of the most important figures in American literature, inspiring countless readers and writers. Here are 275 of her quotes:

My friends are my estate. (Emily Dickinson)
Saying nothing... sometimes says the most. View quote
Emily Dickinson
Love is everything. And that's all we know about it. View quote
Emily Dickinson
People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles. View quote
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Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed. View quote
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That it shall never come again is what makes life so sweet. View quote
Emily Dickinson
They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity. View quote
Emily Dickinson
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all. View quote
Emily Dickinson
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. View quote
Emily Dickinson
Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes. View quote
Emily Dickinson
Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell. (Emily Dickinson)
Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought. View quote
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I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. View quote
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If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. View quote
Emily Dickinson
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. View quote
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. View quote
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Truth is such a rare thing, it is a delight to tell it. View quote
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Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath. View quote
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They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse. View quote
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Forever is composed of nows. View quote
Emily Dickinson
A little madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King. (Emily Dickinson)
We turn not older with years, but newer every day. View quote
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Fame is a bee It has a song- It has a sting- Ah, too, it has a wing. View quote
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Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality. View quote
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Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door. View quote
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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Image
Occupation: American Poet
Born: December 10, 1830
Died: May 15, 1886
Quotes count: 275
Wikipedia: Emily Dickinson

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