"What can we do but keep on..." - Quote by Mary Oliver
What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places?
More by Mary Oliver
“Today I am altogether without ambition. Where did I get such wisdom?”
“We shake with joy, we shake with grief.What a time they have, these twohoused as they are in the same body.”
“Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?”
More on Acceptance
“Grieve not because thou understand-not life's mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.”
“Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse.Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse.Making others feel better generally makes us feel better”
“All your restlessness is out of your desire for stillness Just desire restlessly, then, love will fill and still you. All your unhealthiness is out of your desire for health, Just abandon health, then, even poison will heal you.”
More on Life
“I wanted to try this new drink: That's all we do, isn't it - look at things and try new drinks?”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. We all have clouds above us but some see their silver linings. We all face difficulties but some of us are grateful that they aren't worse.”
“Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender and delicate; when dead they become withered and dry. Therefore it is said: the hard and tough are parts of death; the soft and tender are parts of life.”