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Quotes from Evidence — Mary Oliver

1935–2019 United States

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4 quotes

Among the swans there is none called the least,
or the greatest.

Evidence (2009)

Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.

Evidence (2009)

Beauty without purpose is beauty without virtue.
But all beautiful things, inherently, have this function —
to excite the viewers toward sublime thought.
Glory to the world, that good teacher.

Evidence (2009)

I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.

Evidence (2009)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mary Oliver (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.