Emily Quote by Andy Richter

When Emily Dickinson's poems were published in the 1890s, they were a best-seller; the first book of her poems went through eleven editions of…

— Robert Hass

[Emily] Dickinson, our supreme poet of inwardness.

— Joyce Carol Oates

When Reason Breaks is infused with a rare blend of suspense and sensitivity, despair and hope. The poetic spirit of Emily Dickinson shines through…

— Margarita Engle

Emily Dickinson liked to shock people. She liked to break rules. There was a kind of rebellious freedom in her inner world.

— Christopher Benfey

Emily Dickinson did not like was one of the stated purposes of the college - to convert young women to the Christian cause, finding…

— Christopher Benfey

Emily Dickinson has great sound and sense.

— Tom Verlaine

“Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes" First, her tippet made of tulle, easily lifted off her shoulders and laid on the back of a wooden…

— Billy Collins

“They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.” -Emily Dickinson”

— Angela Roquet

You read your Emily Dickinson and I my Robert Frost, and we note our place with bookmarkers that measure what we've lost.

— Simon And Garfunkel

“ The following year the house was substantially remodeled, and the conservatory removed. As the walls of the now crumbling wall were being torn…

— Jamie Fuller

“We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch…

— Laura McBride

“Emily Dickinson , in my opinion, is the perfect (although admittedly slightly cliche) poet for lonely fat girls.”

— Suzanne Supplee