Heartbreak is how we mature... There is almost no path a human being can follow that does not lead to heartbreak. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
I believe that human beings are desperate, always, to belong to something larger than themselves. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
It's my contention that there is no sincere path a human being can take without breaking his or her heart...so it can… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
It might be liberating to think of human life as informed by losses and disappearances as much as by gifted appearances, allowing… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
To give generously but appropriately and then, most difficult of all, and as the full apotheosis of the art, with feeling, in… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Heartbreak is our indication of sincerity: in a love relationship, in a work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Art is the act of triggering deep memories, of what it means to be fully human. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
To have a firm persuasion in our work - to feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
As human beings we have this immediate gateway - you’ve just to articulate exactly the way that you’re exiled, exactly the way… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“The poet lives and writes at the frontier between deep internal experience and the revelations of the outer world. There is no going back… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
I returned to poetry as a more precise way to describe the world, more precise than science. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
What if the world is holding its breath - waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill? — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“It is not the thing you fear that you must deal with, it is the mother of the thing you fear. The very thing… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
Heartbreak is our indication of sincerity: in a love relationship, in a work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the attempt to… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
The frail, vulnerable sounds of which we are capable seem to be essential to a later ability to roar like a lion without scaring… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
A good poem has its own life. It's like bringing a child into the world. You, the poet, birthed the child, but the child… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“Work, like marriage, is a place you can lose yourself more easily perhaps than finding yourself. It is a place full of powerful undercurrents,… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
The moment you’ve uttered the exact dimensionality of your exile, you’re already turning towards home. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
“...wanting soul life without the dark, warming intelligence of personal doubt is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.” — David Whyte Copy Share Image
It's my contention that there is no sincere path a human being can take without breaking his or her heart...so it can be a… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
