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“One of the good elements of old age is that we no longer have to prove anything, to ourselves or to anyone else. We are what we are.”

Quote by May Sarton

Book:The House by the Sea: A Journal

Work

The House by the Sea: A Journal

This book is a compilation of personal entries and musings from someone who resides near the sea. The journal captures the author's daily life, emotions, and observations of the surrounding environment, offering a glimpse into the quiet and introspective moments spent by the sea. more

Author

May Sarton

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

“Art is a means of memorialization of the past, a record of a rapidly vanishing world; a means of exorcising, at least temporarily, the ravages of homesickness. To speak of 'what is past, or passing or to come'-in the most meticulous language thereby to assure its permanence; to honor those we've loved and learned from and must outlive.”

World Mean Art Past Speak Language Records Honor Art Is Passing Passings Permanence Vanishing Homesickness Meticulous

Author:Joyce Carol Oates

“I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.”

Believe Art Pain Used Joy Found

Author:Adriana Trigiani

“And whatever I do will become forever what I've done.”

Done Forever

Book:Map: Collected and Last Poems

Source: Map: Collected and Last Poems

“I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is numb'd too much for hopes or fears; Look right, look left, I dwell alone; I lift mine eyes, but dimm'd with grief No everlasting hills I see; My life is in the falling leaf: O Jesus, quicken me.”