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American poet known for her unique modernist style and profound philosophical insights. Her poetry is concise and insightful, often exploring themes of nature, art, and the human condition.

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“I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war, but I would not believe it.”

War

Book:Nevertheless

Source: Nevertheless

“Hate-hardened heart, O heart of iron, iron is iron till it is rust. There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war, but I would not believe it. I inwardly did nothing. O Iscariot-like crime! Beauty is everlasting and dust is for a time.”

War Poetry Hate Violence Moore

Book:Complete Poems

Source: Complete Poems

“There never was a war that was not inward.”

War Inward Peace Justice

Book:Complete Poems

Source: Complete Poems

“There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war.”

War Fighting Causes Peace Freedom Inward Ubuntu Peace Justice

Book:Complete Poems

Source: Complete Poems

“War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.”

Ifs War Might Peace Illusion Ideals Resistance Versus Magnitude Magnanimity

Book:The complete prose of Marianne Moore

Source: The complete prose of Marianne Moore

About the Author

Born: November 15, 1887
Died: February 5, 1972
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 132

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Complete PoemsRelated source material

The complete prose of Marianne MooreRelated source material

Observations: PoemsRelated source material

Becoming Marianne Moore: The Early Poems, 1907-1924Related source material

The complete poems of Marianne MooreRelated source material

Idiosyncrasy & TechniqueRelated source material

The Selected Letters of Marianne MooreRelated source material

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