"There is only one question: / how..." - Quote by Mary Oliver

“Poetry is one of the original arts, and it began, as did all the fine arts, within the original wilderness of the earth.”

“Sometimes I spend all day trying to count the leaves on a single tree... Of course I have to give up, but by then I'm half crazy with the wonder of it--the abundance of the leaves, the quietness of the branches, the hopelessness of my effort. And I am in that delicious and important place, roaring with laughter, full of earth-praise.”

“I don't want to end up simply having visited this world.”

“Learning from one's enemies is the best way to love them, for it puts one into a grateful mood toward them.”

“If you don't love me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best.”

“Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?”

“The world belongs to the energetic.”

“This world is but a canvas to our imagination.”

“In a world wracked by hatred, economic crisis, and political tension, America remains mankind's best hope.”