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David Whyte, born on November 2, 1955, is a renowned poet whose works are known for their profound emotion and philosophical insights. His poetry covers themes of life, nature, and the human condition.

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Famous David Whyte Quotes

“Shedding the carapace we have been building so assiduously on the surface, we must by definition give up exactly what we thought was necessary to protect us from further harm.”

Giving Has Beens Building Protect Giving Up Definitions Surface Harm Insecurity

Author:David Whyte

“Some things cannot be spoken or discovered until we have been stuck, incapacitated, or blown off course for a while. Plain sailing is pleasant, but you are not going to explore many unknown realms that way. We articulate the truth of a situation by carrying the whole experience in the voice and allowing the process to blossom of its own accord. Out of the cross-grain of experience appears a voice that not only sums up the process we have gone through, but allows the soul to recognize in its timbre, the color, texture, and complicated entanglements of being alive.”

Source: The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America

“Poetry for me has been a long pilgrimage, a journey and a growing relationship with the unknown.”

Long Has Beens Growing Journey Pilgrimage

Author:David Whyte

“For the personality, bankruptcy or failure may be a disaster. For the soul, it may be grist for its strangely joyful mill, and a condition it has been secretly engineering for years.”

Years May Has Beens Soul Conditions Personality Disaster Engineering Joyful Mills Bankruptcy

Book:The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America

Source: The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America

Way Life Has Beens Courses Discovery Stuck Realms Pleasant Sailing

Book:The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America

Source: The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America

About the Author

Born: November 2, 1955
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 139

Books & Sources

Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday WordsRelated source material

The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and RelationshipRelated source material

The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate AmericaRelated source material

The Bell and the BlackbirdRelated source material

What to Remember When Waking: The Disciplines of an Everyday LifeRelated source material

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