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“For art is order, but it is born out of the chaos of life.”

Quote by May Sarton

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

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From May Sarton's well: writings of May Sarton

This compilation includes a variety of works by May Sarton, a renowned American author, featuring her poetry and prose. Sarton's writing is known for its deep introspection and reflective nature, offering readers a glimpse into her personal experiences and thoughts. more

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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

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“Joy, happiness ... we do not question. They are beyond question, maybe. A matter of being. But pain forces us to think, and to make connections ... to discover what has been happening to cause it. And, curiously enough, pain draws us to other human beings in a significant way, whereas joy or happiness to some extent, isolates.”

Thinking Way Humans Has Beens Matter Enough Pain Joy Humanity Force Causes Human Beings Draws Happenings Connections Significant Joy Happiness Enough Pain

Book:Recovering: A Journal

Source: Recovering: A Journal

“There is a wilder solitude in winter When every sense is pricked alive and keen.”

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“If art is not to be life-enhancing, what is it to be?”

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“Thou oughtest to be nice, even to Superstition, in keeping thy Promises; and therefore thou shouldst be equally cautious in making them.”

Nice Ought Promise Superstitions Being Nice Cautious Broken Promises Breaking Promises Be Cautious Keeping Promises Kept Promises Promises That Are Broken

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“One must believe that private dilemmas are, if deeply examined, universal, and so, if expressed, have a human value beyond the private, and one must also believe in the vehicle for expressing them, in the talent.”

Ifs Believe Humans Values Belief Talent Universal Vehicle Dilemma Human Values

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Source: Journal of a Solitude

“I want feelings to be expressed, to be open, to be natural, not to be looked on as strange. It's not weird if you feel deeply.”

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Book:Conversations with May Sarton

Source: Conversations with May Sarton

“Am I too old, perhaps, ever to take in another's life to share with mine on a permanent basis? If so, I must make do with what I have... and what I have is a great richness of friends and a positively ardent love of nature. Not nothing!”

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Book:The Journals of May Sarton Volume One: Journal of a Solitude, Plant Dreaming Deep, and Recovering

Source: The Journals of May Sarton Volume One: Journal of a Solitude, Plant Dreaming Deep, and Recovering

“I would predicate that in all great works of genius masculine and feminine elements in the personality find expression, whether this androgynous nature is played out sexually or not.”

Expression Personality Genius Elements Feminine Masculine Great Work Sexually Masculine And Feminine Androgynous

Author:May Sarton

“It looks as if I were meant to be alone, and that any hope of happiness is not meant. Am I too old to acquire the knack for happiness?”

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Book:The Journals of May Sarton Volume One: Journal of a Solitude, Plant Dreaming Deep, and Recovering

Source: The Journals of May Sarton Volume One: Journal of a Solitude, Plant Dreaming Deep, and Recovering

“If we are to understand the human condition, and if we are to accept ourselves in all the complexity, self-doubt, extravagance of feeling, guilt, joy, the slow freeing of the self to its full capacity for action and creation, both as human being and as artist, we have to know all we can about each other, and we have to be willing to go naked.”

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