Mary Ruefle Quotes

We are all one question, and the best answer seems to be Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

We are all one question, and the best answer seems to be

— Mary Ruefle

The origins of poetry are clearly rooted in obscurity, in secretiveness, in Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

The origins of poetry are clearly rooted in obscurity, in secretiveness, in

— Mary Ruefle

In our marginal existence, what else is there but this voice within Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

In our marginal existence, what else is there but this voice within

— Mary Ruefle

I remember I was a child, and when I grew up I Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I remember I was a child, and when I grew up I

— Mary Ruefle

A poem is a neutrino – mainly nothing – it has no Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

A poem is a neutrino – mainly nothing – it has no

— Mary Ruefle

Although all poets aspire to be birds, no bird aspires to be a poet. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Although all poets aspire to be birds, no bird aspires to be a poet.

— Mary Ruefle

In life, the number of beginnings is exactly equal to the number Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

In life, the number of beginnings is exactly equal to the number

— Mary Ruefle

Art has always been aware of itself as art. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Art has always been aware of itself as art.

— Mary Ruefle

Metaphor is not, and never has been, a mere literary term. It is an event. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Metaphor is not, and never has been, a mere literary term. It is an event.

— Mary Ruefle

If you have any idea for a poem, an exact grid of Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

If you have any idea for a poem, an exact grid of

— Mary Ruefle

Something unpronounceable followed by a long silence points out my life is Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Something unpronounceable followed by a long silence points out my life is

— Mary Ruefle

Once I witnessed a windstorm so severe two 100-year-old trees were uprooted Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Once I witnessed a windstorm so severe two 100-year-old trees were uprooted

— Mary Ruefle

It is the first experience you ever had of reading a decent Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

It is the first experience you ever had of reading a decent

— Mary Ruefle

Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write a sentimental poem is an act of redundancy. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write a sentimental poem is an act of redundancy.

— Mary Ruefle

My happiness is marred only by my failure to attain it. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

My happiness is marred only by my failure to attain it.

— Mary Ruefle

I like to read because it kills me. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I like to read because it kills me.

— Mary Ruefle

I have become an orchid washed in on the salt white beach. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I have become an orchid washed in on the salt white beach.

— Mary Ruefle

Words have a love for each other, a desire that culminates in poetry. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Words have a love for each other, a desire that culminates in poetry.

— Mary Ruefle

The industrial world destroys nature not because it doesn’t love it Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

The industrial world destroys nature not because it doesn’t love it

— Mary Ruefle

[On filling out a grant application:] I seek an extended period of Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

[On filling out a grant application:] I seek an extended period of

— Mary Ruefle

Yes, the mistrust of poetry has a long history, for a variety Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Yes, the mistrust of poetry has a long history, for a variety

— Mary Ruefle

There is a world which poets cannot seem to enter. It is Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

There is a world which poets cannot seem to enter. It is

— Mary Ruefle

I remember being so young I thought all artists were famous. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I remember being so young I thought all artists were famous.

— Mary Ruefle

I am convinced that the first lyric poem was written at night, Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I am convinced that the first lyric poem was written at night,

— Mary Ruefle

I study nature so as not to do foolish things. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I study nature so as not to do foolish things.

— Mary Ruefle

Now I will give you a piece of advice. I will tell Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Now I will give you a piece of advice. I will tell

— Mary Ruefle

People, the people we really love, where did they come from? What Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

People, the people we really love, where did they come from? What

— Mary Ruefle

All of the heroes you see falling down were filmed trying to stand up. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

All of the heroes you see falling down were filmed trying to stand up.

— Mary Ruefle

Polar fleece is a plush, spongy, totally artificial material that weighs nothing Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Polar fleece is a plush, spongy, totally artificial material that weighs nothing

— Mary Ruefle

Every time it starts to snow, I would like to have sex. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Every time it starts to snow, I would like to have sex.

— Mary Ruefle

In one sense, reading is a great waste of time. In another Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

In one sense, reading is a great waste of time. In another

— Mary Ruefle

I’m lucky enough to occasionally be able to do something I love Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I’m lucky enough to occasionally be able to do something I love

— Mary Ruefle

The wasting of time is the most personal, most private, most intimate Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

The wasting of time is the most personal, most private, most intimate

— Mary Ruefle

In the end I would rather wonder than know Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

In the end I would rather wonder than know

— Mary Ruefle

I hated childhood / I hate adulthood / And I love being alive. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

I hated childhood / I hate adulthood / And I love being alive.

— Mary Ruefle

The words secret and sacred are siblings. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

The words secret and sacred are siblings.

— Mary Ruefle

Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time.

— Mary Ruefle

In the beginning William Shakespeare was a baby, and knew absolutely nothing. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

In the beginning William Shakespeare was a baby, and knew absolutely nothing.

— Mary Ruefle

A poem is a finished work of the mind, it is not the work of a finished mind. Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

A poem is a finished work of the mind, it is not the work of a finished mind.

— Mary Ruefle

Every creative act is an act of hypocrisy and violence. You may Mary Ruefle Picture Quote

Every creative act is an act of hypocrisy and violence. You may

— Mary Ruefle

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