The Vermont mountains stretch extended straight;
New Hampshire mountains curl up in a coil.
Robert Frost Quotes
1874–1963 United States
Robert Lee Frost (26 March 1874 – 29 January 1963) was an American poet; winner of four Pulitzer Prizes.
- United States
- 19th-century poets
- Poets
Also known as: Frost, Robert
170 quotes
I could define poetry this way: it is that which is lost out of both prose and verse in translation.
Conversations on the Craft of Poetry (1959)
"Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart."
A Boy's Will (1913)
Some poor fool has been saying in his heart
Glory is out of date in life and art.
For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration (1960)
Courage is in the air in bracing whiffs
Better than all the stalemate an's and ifs.
For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration (1960)
The snake stood up for evil in the Garden.
New Hampshire (1923)
The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom.
The Figure a Poem Makes (1939)
One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.
Mountain Interval (1916)
The Hyla breed
That shouted in the mist a month ago,
Like ghost of sleigh-bells in a ghost of snow.
Mountain Interval (1916)
And nothing to look backward to with pride,
And nothing to look forward to with hope.
North of Boston (1914)
I had a lover's quarrel with the world.
A Witness Tree (1942)
Humor is the most engaging cowardice.
And by the example of our Declaration
Make everybody want to be a nation.
For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration (1960)
They've tried to grasp with too much social fact
Too large a situation.
A Witness Tree (1942)
A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love affair.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Robert Frost (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.