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Quote by Edna St. Vincent Millay

“Earth does not understand her child, Who from the loud gregarious town Returns, depleted and defiled, To the still woods, to fling him down.”

Quote by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Book:Wine from these grapes

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Wine from these grapes

This book delves into the process of creating wine, focusing on the characteristics and cultivation of various grape types that are commonly used in winemaking. more

Author

Edna St. Vincent Millay

American poet, known for her lyrical and free verse poetry. Her poems are characterized by their deep portrayal of nature, love, and the female experience. Millay won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, becoming the first woman to receive the award. more

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Book:The Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

Source: The Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

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“The embarrassment of a situation can, once you are over it, be the funniest time in your life. And I suppose a lot of my comedy comes from painful moments or experiences in life, and you just flip them on their head.”

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“When, as a child, I first opened my eyes on a Sunday-morning, a feeling of dismal anicipation, which began at least on the Friday,culminated. I knew what was before me, and my wish, if not my word, was "Would God it were evening!" It was no day of rest, but a day of texts, of catechisms (Watts'), of tracts about converted swearers, godly charwomen, and edifying deaths of sinners saved.... There was but one rosy spot, in the distance, all that day: and that was "bed-time," which never could come too early!”

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“In some ways, you know, people that don't exist, are much nicer than people that do.”

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Source: The letters of Lewis Carroll

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Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

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Source: Eight or Nine Wise Words About Letter-Writing