"You have come to the shore. There are…" — Denise Levertov

"You have come to the shore. There are no instructions."

— Denise Levertov

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52 Quotes by Denise Levertov

Denise Levertov has 52 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Very few people really see things unless they've had someone in early life who made them look at things. And…
The fire in leaf and grass so green it seems each summer the last summer.
Affliction is more apt to suffocate the imagination than to stimulate it.
One of the obligations of the writer is to say or sing all that he or she can, to deal…
Teachers at all levels encourage the idea that you have to talk about things in order to understand them, because…
Rain-diamonds, this winter morning, embellish the tangle of unpruned pear-tree twigs; each solitaire, placed, it appears, with considered judgement, bears…
Every day, every day I hear enough to fill a year of nights with wondering.
Marvelous Truth, confront us at every turn, in every guise.
Let me walk through the fields of paper touching with my wand dry stems and stunted butterflies....
When you're really caught up in writing a poem, it can be a form of prayer. I'm not very good…
You can live for years next door to a big pine tree, honored to have so venerable a neighbor, even…
Nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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