Emily Dickinson Quotes And Sayings

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Although part of a prominent family with strong ties to its community, Dickinson lived much of her life in reclusive isolation. While Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems were published during her lifetime. Dickinson’s poems are unique for the era in which she wrote. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality. Dickinson is now almost universally considered to be one of the most significant of all American poets.

Fortune Befriends The Bold.

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Hope Is The Thing With Feathers That Perches In The Soul - And Sings The Tunes Without The Words - And Never Stops At All.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (1) - Hope Is The Thing With Feathers That... - QuotesHope Is The Thing With Feathers That Perches In The Soul - And Sings The Tunes Without The Words - And Never Stops At All.

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To Make A Prairie It Takes A Clover And One Bee, One Clover, And A Bee, And Revery. The Revery Alone Will Do, If Bees Are Few.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (11) - To Make A Prairie It Takes A Clover... - QuotesTo Make A Prairie It Takes A Clover And One Bee, One Clover, And A Bee, And Revery. The Revery Alone Will Do, If Bees Are Few.

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Not Knowing When The Dawn Will Come I Open Every Door.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (14) - Not Knowing When The Dawn Will Come... - QuotesNot Knowing When The Dawn Will Come I Open Every Door.

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Saying Nothing... Sometimes Says The Most.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (12) - Saying Nothing... Sometimes Says Th... - QuotesSaying Nothing... Sometimes Says The Most.

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How Strange That Nature Does Not Knock, And Yet Does Not Intrude!

Emily Dickinson Quotes (13) - How Strange That Nature Does Not Kn... - QuotesHow Strange That Nature Does Not Knock, And Yet Does Not Intrude!

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The Soul Should Always Stand Ajar, Ready To Welcome The Ecstatic Experience.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (15) - The Soul Should Always Stand Ajar, ... - QuotesThe Soul Should Always Stand Ajar, Ready To Welcome The Ecstatic Experience.

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They Say That God Is Everywhere, And Yet We Always Think Of Him As Somewhat Of A Recluse.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (17) - They Say That God Is Everywhere, An... - QuotesThey Say That God Is Everywhere, And Yet We Always Think Of Him As Somewhat Of A Recluse.

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Where Thou Art, That Is Home.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (16) - Where Thou Art, That Is Home.... - QuotesWhere Thou Art, That Is Home.

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A Wounded Deer Leaps The Highest.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (18) - A Wounded Deer Leaps The Highest.... - QuotesA Wounded Deer Leaps The Highest.

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Beauty Is Not Caused. It Is.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (19) - Beauty Is Not Caused. It Is.... - QuotesBeauty Is Not Caused. It Is.

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If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, I Shall Not Live In Vain.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (2) - If I Can Stop One Heart From Breakin... - QuotesIf I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, I Shall Not Live In Vain.

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Finite To Fail, But Infinite To Venture.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (20) - Finite To Fail, But Infinite To Ven... - QuotesFinite To Fail, But Infinite To Venture.

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People Need Hard Times And Oppression To Develop Psychic Muscles.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (22) - People Need Hard Times And Oppressi... - QuotesPeople Need Hard Times And Oppression To Develop Psychic Muscles.

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He Ate And Drank The Precious Words, His Spirit Grew Robust; He Knew No More That He Was Poor, Nor That His Frame Was Dust.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (21) - He Ate And Drank The Precious Words... - QuotesHe Ate And Drank The Precious Words, His Spirit Grew Robust; He Knew No More That He Was Poor, Nor That His Frame Was Dust.

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Morning Without You Is A Dwindled Dawn.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (23) - Morning Without You Is A Dwindled D... - QuotesMorning Without You Is A Dwindled Dawn.

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The Brain Is Wider Than The Sky.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (25) - The Brain Is Wider Than The Sky.... - QuotesThe Brain Is Wider Than The Sky.

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My Friends Are My Estate.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (24) - My Friends Are My Estate.... - QuotesMy Friends Are My Estate.

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That It Will Never Come Again Is What Makes Life Sweet.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (26) - That It Will Never Come Again Is Wh... - QuotesThat It Will Never Come Again Is What Makes Life Sweet.

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To Love Is So Startling It Leaves Little Time For Anything Else.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (27) - To Love Is So Startling It Leaves L... - QuotesTo Love Is So Startling It Leaves Little Time For Anything Else.

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Dogs Are Better Than Human Beings Because They Know But Do Not Tell.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (28) - Dogs Are Better Than Human Beings B... - QuotesDogs Are Better Than Human Beings Because They Know But Do Not Tell.

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Unable Are The Loved To Die, For Love Is Immortality.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (3) - Unable Are The Loved To Die, For Lov... - QuotesUnable Are The Loved To Die, For Love Is Immortality.

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Love Is Anterior To Life, Posterior To Death, Initial Of Creation, And The Exponent Of Breath.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (29) - Love Is Anterior To Life, Posterior... - QuotesLove Is Anterior To Life, Posterior To Death, Initial Of Creation, And The Exponent Of Breath.

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I Have A Brother And Sister; My Mother Does Not Care For Thought, And Father, Too Busy With His Briefs To Notice What We Do. He Buys Me Many Books, But Begs Me Not To Read Them, Because He Fears They Joggle The Mind.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (30) - I Have A Brother And Sister; My Mot... - QuotesI Have A Brother And Sister; My Mother Does Not Care For Thought, And Father, Too Busy With His Briefs To Notice What We Do. He Buys Me Many Books, But Begs Me Not To Read Them, Because He Fears They Joggle The Mind.

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To Live Is So Startling It Leaves Little Time For Anything Else.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (32) - To Live Is So Startling It Leaves L... - QuotesTo Live Is So Startling It Leaves Little Time For Anything Else.

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I Am Growing Handsome Very Fast Indeed! I Expect I Shall Be The Belle Of Amherst When I Reach My 17th Year. I Don't Doubt That I Shall Have Perfect Crowds Of Admirers At That Age. Then How I Shall Delight To Make Them Await My Bidding, And With What Delight Shall I Witness Their Suspense While I Make My Final Decision.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (31) - I Am Growing Handsome Very Fast Ind... - QuotesI Am Growing Handsome Very Fast Indeed! I Expect I Shall Be The Belle Of Amherst When I Reach My 17th Year. I Don't Doubt That I Shall Have Perfect Crowds Of Admirers At That Age. Then How I Shall Delight To Make Them Await My Bidding, And With What Delight Shall I Witness Their Suspense While I Make My Final Decision.

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It Is Better To Be The Hammer Than The Anvil.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (34) - It Is Better To Be The Hammer Than ... - QuotesIt Is Better To Be The Hammer Than The Anvil.

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Old Age Comes On Suddenly, And Not Gradually As Is Thought.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (35) - Old Age Comes On Suddenly, And Not ... - QuotesOld Age Comes On Suddenly, And Not Gradually As Is Thought.

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Whenever A Thing Is Done For The First Time, It Releases A Little Demon.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (36) - Whenever A Thing Is Done For The Fi... - QuotesWhenever A Thing Is Done For The First Time, It Releases A Little Demon.

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A Word Is Dead When It Is Said, Some Say. I Say It Just Begins To Live That Day.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (37) - A Word Is Dead When It Is Said, Som... - QuotesA Word Is Dead When It Is Said, Some Say. I Say It Just Begins To Live That Day.

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Luck Is Not Chance, It's Toil; Fortune's Expensive Smile Is Earned.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (39) - Luck Is Not Chance, It's Toil; Fort... - QuotesLuck Is Not Chance, It's Toil; Fortune's Expensive Smile Is Earned.

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They Might Not Need Me; But They Might. I'll Let My Head Be Just In Sight; A Smile As Small As Mine Might Be Precisely Their Necessity.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (38) - They Might Not Need Me; But They Mi... - QuotesThey Might Not Need Me; But They Might. I'll Let My Head Be Just In Sight; A Smile As Small As Mine Might Be Precisely Their Necessity.

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I Dwell In Possibility.

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I Argue Thee That Love Is Life. And Life Hath Immortality.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (40) - I Argue Thee That Love Is Life. And... - QuotesI Argue Thee That Love Is Life. And Life Hath Immortality.

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Truth Is So Rare That It Is Delightful To Tell It.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (41) - Truth Is So Rare That It Is Delight... - QuotesTruth Is So Rare That It Is Delightful To Tell It.

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If I Feel Physically As If The Top Of My Head Were Taken Off, I Know That Is Poetry.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (42) - If I Feel Physically As If The Top ... - QuotesIf I Feel Physically As If The Top Of My Head Were Taken Off, I Know That Is Poetry.

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Nature Is Our Eldest Mother; She Will Do No Harm.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (44) - Nature Is Our Eldest Mother; She Wi... - QuotesNature Is Our Eldest Mother; She Will Do No Harm.

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God Is Not So Wary As We, Else He Would Give Us No Friends, Lest We Forget Him! The Charms Of The Heaven In The Bush Are Superseded, I Fear, By The Heaven In The Hand, Occasionally.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (43) - God Is Not So Wary As We, Else He W... - QuotesGod Is Not So Wary As We, Else He Would Give Us No Friends, Lest We Forget Him! The Charms Of The Heaven In The Bush Are Superseded, I Fear, By The Heaven In The Hand, Occasionally.

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I'm Nobody, Who Are You?

Emily Dickinson Quotes (46) - I'm Nobody, Who Are You?... - QuotesI'm Nobody, Who Are You?

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Parting Is All We Know Of Heaven, And All We Need Of Hell.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (45) - Parting Is All We Know Of Heaven, A... - QuotesParting Is All We Know Of Heaven, And All We Need Of Hell.

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I Do Not Like The Man Who Squanders Life For Fame; Give Me The Man Who Living Makes A Name.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (47) - I Do Not Like The Man Who Squanders... - QuotesI Do Not Like The Man Who Squanders Life For Fame; Give Me The Man Who Living Makes A Name.

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Dying Is A Wild Night And A New Road.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (48) - Dying Is A Wild Night And A New Roa... - QuotesDying Is A Wild Night And A New Road.

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If I Read A Book And It Makes My Whole Body So Cold No Fire Can Ever Warm Me, I Know That Is Poetry.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (5) - If I Read A Book And It Makes My Who... - QuotesIf I Read A Book And It Makes My Whole Body So Cold No Fire Can Ever Warm Me, I Know That Is Poetry.

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In Such A Porcelain Life, One Likes To Be Sure That All Is Well Lest One Stumble Upon One's Hopes In A Pile Of Broken Crockery.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (49) - In Such A Porcelain Life, One Likes... - QuotesIn Such A Porcelain Life, One Likes To Be Sure That All Is Well Lest One Stumble Upon One's Hopes In A Pile Of Broken Crockery.

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I Hope You Love Birds Too. It Is Economical. It Saves Going To Heaven.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (50) - I Hope You Love Birds Too. It Is Ec... - QuotesI Hope You Love Birds Too. It Is Economical. It Saves Going To Heaven.

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Fame Is A Fickle Food Upon A Shifting Plate.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (52) - Fame Is A Fickle Food Upon A Shifti... - QuotesFame Is A Fickle Food Upon A Shifting Plate.

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There Is No Frigate Like A Book To Take Us Lands Away Nor Any Coursers Like A Page Of Prancing Poetry.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (51) - There Is No Frigate Like A Book To ... - QuotesThere Is No Frigate Like A Book To Take Us Lands Away Nor Any Coursers Like A Page Of Prancing Poetry.

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After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes. The Nerves Sit Ceremonious, Like Tombs.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (53) - After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling ... - QuotesAfter Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes. The Nerves Sit Ceremonious, Like Tombs.

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Tell The Truth, But Tell It Slant.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (54) - Tell The Truth, But Tell It Slant.... - QuotesTell The Truth, But Tell It Slant.

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I Never Had A Mother. I Suppose A Mother Is One To Whom You Hurry When You Are Troubled.

Emily Dickinson Quotes (55) - I Never Had A Mother. I Suppose A M... - QuotesI Never Had A Mother. I Suppose A Mother Is One To Whom You Hurry When You Are Troubled.

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