Ode Quotes

27 quotes by 17 authors

An aged Burgundy runs with a beardless Port. I cherish the fancy that Port speaks sentences of wisdom, Burgundy sings the inspired Ode. — Ambrose Bierce
Tinted Distances is a tender meditation that reveals a careful eye and steady devotion to elegy and ode. — Dorianne Laux
The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider, my mother was a weaver. . . Like spiders,… — Louise Bourgeois
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's… — Unknown Author
Creativity is an ode to life. It is not a form of entertainment. It is a form of joy. — Wynn Bullock
The writer's only responsibility is to his art...If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'… — William Faulkner
Those who draw their sustenance from science are blessed. It is for me to only derive an occasional pleasure. This is nothing worthy of conceit,… — Rabindranath Tagore
Unnur Birna is a Reykjavik-based violinist and singer. She has performed as a session musician with countless Icelandic and international artists while recording and appearing… — Ian Anderson
The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real. — Victor Hugo
The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ; it contains both of them in a state of high… — Victor Hugo
No, I chose the name Jane Seymour because I was doing my first film, 'Ode to Lovely War,' and one of the top agents in… — Jane Seymour
She dotes on poetry, sir. She adores it; I may say that her whole soul and mind are wound up, and entwined with it. She… — Charles Dickens
The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes… — William Faulkner
One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . . — Maxim Gorky
I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet. — Henry Austin Dobson
If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies. — William Faulkner
She sat beside me, To feel safe, Loved, At peace, Never understanding, It was her, That allowed me, To radiate, Those exquisite things. She is… — Eric Nickel
Ode to Passion . She floats over, Dark, Mysteries, Dangerous, Exquisite possibility, Absolute Ruin. Giggling, She moves closer, Eyes of Flame, Hands outstretched, Trembling. She… — Eric Nickel
Ode to Joy . The first time I saw her, I couldn't breath. The most lovely thing, I had ever seen. When she smiled, I… — Eric Nickel
Ode to Romance . Flowers, Candies, Cards, Jewelry, Dinners, Dancing, Weekends, Everything, Anything. In the end, For me, It has nothing at all to do,… — Eric Nickel

Who Wrote These Ode Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 27 Ode Quotes as follows: