Home / Authors / Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris Quotes

Poet

Kathleen Norris is a renowned American poet, born on July 27, 1947. Her poetry is known for its profound religious sentiment and unique personal style, which has earned her a dedicated following.

Filter quotes by topic

All Ifs Heart May Book Giving Made Persons Seems Taught Way World Writing Attention Binghamton Children Christian Enough Goal Humans Ideas

Famous Kathleen Norris Quotes

“Acedia is a danger to anyone whose work requires great concentration and discipline yet is considered by many to be of little practical value. The world doesn't care if I write another word, and if I am to care, I have to summon all my interior motivation and strength.”

Ifs World Writing Littles Care Motivation Values Danger Discipline Practicals Concentration Interiors

Author:Kathleen Norris

“I am learning to see loneliness as a seed that, when planted deep enough, can grow into writing that goes back out into the world.”

World Writing Enough Grows Loneliness Seeds

Book:Dakota: A Spiritual Geography

Source: Dakota: A Spiritual Geography

“Poets and monks... We're both sort of peripheral to the world.”

World Poet Monk

Author:Kathleen Norris

“Laundry, liturgy and women's work all serve to ground us in the world, and they need not grind us down. Our daily tasks, whether we perceive them as drudgery or essential, life-supporting work, do not define who we are as women or as human beings.”

World Needs Humans Human Beings Essentials Tasks Perceive Who We Are Grind Laundry Drudgery Liturgy Daily Tasks

Book:The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and

Source: The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, and

About the Author

Born: July 27, 1947
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 74

Books & Sources

Dakota: A Spiritual GeographyRelated source material

Hands Full of Living: Talks with American WomenRelated source material

The Cloister WalkRelated source material

The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy, andRelated source material

Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of FaithRelated source material

Amazing GraceRelated source material

The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women's WorkRelated source material

Saturday's ChildRelated source material

THE SACRIFICE YEARSRelated source material

The Best of Kathleen NorrisRelated source material

Similar Authors

Jacque JonesBrowse related quotes
Stephen KingBrowse related quotes
Frederick BuechnerBrowse related quotes
Anna QuindlenBrowse related quotes
Johnny ChristBrowse related quotes
Flannery O'ConnorBrowse related quotes
Vernon BakerBrowse related quotes
Max LucadoBrowse related quotes
Virginia WoolfBrowse related quotes
Neil GaimanBrowse related quotes