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Quote by Edna St. Vincent Millay

“Life must go on; I forget just why.”

Book:The Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection

Work

This collection includes a selection of Millay's most celebrated poems, such as 'Renascence,' 'The Love Song,' and 'The Harp-Weaver,' as well as her essays and letters, offering a deep insight into her creative process and personal life. 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

“In perpetrating a revolution, there are two requirements: someone or something to revolt against and someone to actually show up and do the revolting. Dress is usually casual and both parties may be flexible about time and place, but if either faction fails to attend, the whole enterprise is likely to come off badly.”

Ifs May Two Whole Shows Party Failing Revolution Dresses Enterprise Requirements Flexible Casual Revolt Factions

Book:The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose

Source: The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose

“Maybe the only significant difference between a really smart simulation and a human being was the noise they made when you punched them.”

Humans Made Differences Human Beings Smart Significant Noise Simulation Really Smart

Book:The Long Earth: (Long Earth 1)

Source: The Long Earth: (Long Earth 1)

“Theodor Geisel (otherwise known as Dr. Seuss) spent his workdays ensconced in his private studio, the walls lined with sketches and drawings, in a bell-tower outside his La Jolla, California, house. Geisel was a much more quiet man than his jocular rhymes suggest. He rarely ventured out in public to meet his young readership, fretting that kids would expect a merry, outspoken, Cat in the Hat–like figure, and would be disappointed with his reserved personality. “In mass, [children] terrify me,” he admitted.”