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title: "6 Body Vessel Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Body Vessel quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Body Vessel sayings and thoughts."
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> [“As for the body, it is solid and strong and curious and full of detail: it wants to polish itself; it wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-oliver/as-for-the-body-it-is-solid-and-strong-and-curious-and-full-of-detail/)

[Mary Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fc/mary-oliver-570_body_as-for-the-body-it-is-solid-and-strong-a_739376.jpg)

> [I like the idea that the body is a vessel, that it's not necessarily representative of the real you that's inside of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-jane-grace/i-like-the-idea-that-the-body-is-a-vessel-that-it-s-not-necessarily/)

[Laura Jane Grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-jane-grace/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/laura-jane-grace-4849_body_i-like-the-idea-that-the-body-is-a-vesse_1313515.jpg)

> [“Your body is a vessel for your experience, and you will be trapped until you realize that what the vessel looks like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brianna-wiest/your-body-is-a-vessel-for-your-experience-and-you-will-be-trapped/)

[Brianna Wiest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brianna-wiest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/brianna-wiest-25378_life_your-body-is-a-vessel-for-your-experienc_2064454.jpg)

> [“It is a mistake to think of the body as a vessel. It is as active as any mind, as any soul.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/it-is-a-mistake-to-think-of-the-body-as-a-vessel-it-is-as-active-as/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/david-levithan-67_failure_it-is-a-mistake-to-think-of-the-body-as_2548599.jpg)

> [Whenever we think of the body as a vessel for artistic ideas, we somehow always focus on the surface of the body.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valie-export/whenever-we-think-of-the-body-as-a-vessel-for-artistic-ideas-we/)

[Valie Export](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valie-export/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/valie-export-59518_anatomy_whenever-we-think-of-the-body-as-a-vesse_2811431.jpg)

> [“My body is but a vessel for my most potent treasure … my mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/my-body-is-but-a-vessel-for-my-most-potent-treasure-my-mind/)

[Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/dan-brown-203_psychology_my-body-is-but-a-vessel-for-my-most-pote_2928474.png)

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