"Listen--are you breathing just a little, and..." - Quote by Mary Oliver

“You may not agree, you may not care, but if you are holding this book you should know that of all the sights I love in this world — and there are plenty — very near the top of the list is this one: dogs without leashes.”

“The stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own.”

“We all have a hungry heart, and one of the things we hunger for is happiness. So as much as I possibly could, I stayed where I was happy. I spent a great deal of time in my younger years just writing and reading, walking around the woods in Ohio, where I grew up.”

“The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”

“The secret of a happy life lies in renunciation. Renunciation is life.”

“So many people of wealth understand much more about making and saving money than about using and enjoying it. They fail to live because they are always preparing to live.”

“For the most part, only the light characters travel. Who are you that have no task to keep you at home?”

“I am a cage, in search of a bird.”

“My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.”