Home / Quotes / Quote by May Sarton

Quote by May Sarton

“I’m only able to write poetry, for the most part, when I have a Muse, a woman who focuses the world for me.”

Quote by May Sarton

Book:Conversations with May Sarton

Work

Conversations with May Sarton

This book features a series of conversations with May Sarton, delving into her thoughts on writing, life, and the creative process. The interviews provide insights into Sarton's personal experiences and her perspectives on literature and the world. more

Author

American poet, born on May 3, 1912, and died on July 16, 1995. Known for her profound psychological insights and delicate portrayals of natural landscapes, May Sarton's poetry has had a significant impact on contemporary poetry, earning her numerous literary awards. more

You May Also Like

“In a total work, the failures have their not unimportant place.”

Book:Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel

Source: Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: A Novel

“Most people have to talk so they won't hear.”

People Speakers

Book:A Reckoning: A Novel

Source: A Reckoning: A Novel

“One thing is certain, and I have always known it - the joys of my life have nothing to do with age. They do not change. Flowers, the morning and evening light, music, poetry, silence, the goldfinches darting about”

Light Age Joy Certain Silence Known Morning One Thing Flower Evening Evening Light Goldfinches

Book:From May Sarton's well: writings of May Sarton

Source: From May Sarton's well: writings of May Sarton

“I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree's way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the wind.”

Way Believe Dies Given Loss Tree Wind Spring Seeds Treasure Rooted Future Life Spilling

Book:Recovering: A Journal

Source: Recovering: A Journal

“We cannot afford not to fight for growth and understanding, even when it is painful, as it is bound to be.”

Fighting Understanding Growth Bounds Painful

Book:Journal of a Solitude

Source: Journal of a Solitude

“O cruel cloudless space, And pale bare ground where the poor infant lies! Why do we feel restored As in a sacramental place? Here Mystery is artifice, And here a vision of such peace is stored, Healing flows from it through our eyes.”

Feels Eye Lying Space Poor Healing Vision Mystery Flow Pale Infant December Artifice

Book:In Time Like Air: Poems

Source: In Time Like Air: Poems

“The only way through pain…is to absorb, probe, understand exactly what it is and what it means. To close the door on pain is to miss the chance for growth.”

Way Mean Pain Growth Chance Doors Missing

Book:Recovering: A Journal

Source: Recovering: A Journal

“To justify an unorthodox life by writing about it is to re-inscribe the original violation, to re-violate masculine turf.”

Writing Originals Justify Masculine Violation Turf Unorthodox

Author:Nancy K. Miller

“And there's this place called college! I mean, they want you to care, dig it, care about this education trip, and they don't care enough themselves to make it as attractive as the crap game across the street!”

Want Mean Enough Care Games Streets College Don't Care Attractive Crap

Author:Spider Robinson

“Mankind is divided into two basic sorts: those who find the unknown future threatening ... and those who find it thrilling. The rupture between those two sides has been responsible for most of the bloodshed in history.”

Has Beens Two Sides Mankind Responsible Divided Threatening Thrilling Two Sides Bloodshed Rupture Unknown Future

Book:Variable Star

Source: Variable Star