"When I state myself, as the representative of……" — Emily Dickinson
"When I state myself, as the representative of the verse, it does not mean me, but a supposed person."
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Emily Dickinson
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362 Quotes by Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson has 362 quotes on this site.
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Here is a little forest Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has…
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I imagine therefore I belong and am free.
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If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control…
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Portrait The world spreads out on either side no farther than the heart is wide.
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'Arcturus' is his other name- I'd rather call him 'Star.' It's very mean of Science To go and interfere!
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To be alive is power; existence in itself; without a further function; omnipotence.
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Beauty is not caused, it is; Chase it and it ceases, Chase it not and it abides...
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Besides the Autumn poets sing, A few prosaic days, A little this side of the snow, And that side of…
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When everything that ticked has stopped, and space stares, all around, or grisly frosts, first autumn morns, repeal the beating…
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[A] mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.
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Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb - or Dome of Worm - or Porch of Gnome - or some…
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We must be careful what we say. No bird resumes its egg.
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