Quotes from The Poems of Marianne Moore — Marianne Moore
1887–1972 United States
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The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
Some speak of things we know, as new;
And you, of things unknown as things forgot.
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence;
not in silence, but restraint.
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
My father used to say "Superior people never make long visits."
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
Love, ah Love, when your slipknot's drawn,
One can but say, "Farewell, good sense."
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
that which is impossible to force, it is impossible
to hinder.
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
We Call Them the Brave
who likely were reluctant to be brave.
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
What is our innocence,
what is our guilt? All are
naked, none is safe.
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
The Poems of Marianne Moore (2003)
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