In the Pines
A source page for quotes linked to Alice Notley.
“I can’t translate myself into language any more.”
“the litup soul/self I have been From time to time I can't remember”
“And maybe you can’t know me now. Maybe I’m just blood. Whatever that’s for.”
“I knew you were in charge of me but my mind broke on its own.”
“I didn't care much what happened to me, so chance didn't matter.”
“In love there is no because.”
“Who do you serve? Do you serve somebody? I serve the poem, no one.”
“It's necessary to maintain a state of disobedience against...everything.”
“Writing poetry is what I am. I wouldn’t know what else to be.”