“You see this incredible capacity for replication in nature, survival, development, all of these things that are around us all the time in nature that just happen. By comparison, human life is really, really complicated. We're gifted animals, but we are so complicated. Nothing is easy for us, except maybe eating too much.” HumansHappensLife IsEasyAnimalToo MuchDevelopmentEatingSurvivalCapacityIncrediblesComplicatedHuman LifeComparisonGiftedReplicationNothing Is Easy Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“I think you have to live inside your contradictions and find a way to accept that that's the human condition - to be forced to live in contradiction.” ThinkingWayHumansAcceptingConditionsContradictionHuman Condition Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“I'm trying to learn something about making a balance between the inner life and the outer life. I wouldn't write if I didn't need to be making those discoveries, if I didn't feel the perpetual ignorance of being a human being.” IfsNeedsFeelsWritingTryingHumansHuman BeingsIgnoranceBalanceDiscoveryPerpetualInner Life Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“Poetry is one of the most full ways of discovering what it feels like to be a human being in this particular moment, in this particular set of concerns. It's all about discovery.” WayFeelsHumansMomentsHuman BeingsParticularDiscoveryConcernPoetry IsDiscovering Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“I'm really interested in culture because it is such a powerful human force, particularly in America where we think it's all about the individual.” ThinkingHumansAmericaCultureIndividualForcePowerful Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“Once you realize that human actions affect every bit of earth and sky, you realize that the environment isn't just what surrounds us - it's all one whole.” HumansWholeActionEarthBitsRealizingEnvironmentSkySurroundHuman ActionsEarth And Sky Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“What keeps me level is the refusal to let the best of human aspirations die in the face of the challenges. I make a moral decision to be hopeful.” HumansFacesDiesChallengesDecisionLevelsMoralAspirationHopefulRefusalMoral Decisions Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
