All Stevie Smith Quotes
- Not Waving but Drowning Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not… All
- My heart was full of softening showers, I used to swing like this for hours, I did not care for war or death, I was… Breath
- My Muse sits forlorn She wishes she had not been born She sits in the cold No word she says is ever told. Been
- Marriage I think For women Is the best of opiates. It kills the thoughts That think about the thoughts, It is the best of opiates.… All
- My friendships, they are a very strong part of my life, they are as light as gossamer but also they are as strong as steel.… Altogether
- Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable. Elinor
- Into the dark night Resignedly I go, I am not so afraid of the dark night As the friends I do not know, I do… Afraid
- Oh Lion in a peculiar guise, Sharp Roman road to Paradise, Come eat me up, I'll pay thy toll With all my flesh, and keep… All
- It is the privilege of the rich To waste the time of the poor To water with tears in secret A tree that grows in… Bears
- These thoughts are depressing I know. They are depressing, I wish I was more cheerful, it is more pleasant, Also it is a duty, we… All
- Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning. I was much further out than you thought, and not waving but drowning. I… All