"I dream of lost vocabularies that might express……" — Jack Gilbert

"I dream of lost vocabularies that might express some of what we no longer can."

— Jack Gilbert

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29 Quotes by Jack Gilbert

Jack Gilbert has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds.
We are surrounded by the absurd excess of the universe. By meaningless bulk, vastness without size, power without consequence. The…
We think the fire eats the wood. We are wrong. The wood reaches out to the flame. The fire licks…
Being alive is so extraordinary I don’t know why people limit it to riches, pride, security—all of those things life…
Why do so manysettle for so little? I don't understand why they're not greedy for what's inside them.
I like ornament at the right time, but I don't want a poem to be made out of decoration ...…
I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat…
Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But…
I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that…
I would say Pittsburgh softly each time before throwing him up. Whisper Pittsburgh with my mouth against the tiny ear…
Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there’s music in…
The woman is not just a pleasure, nor even a problem. She is a meniscus that allows the absolute to…

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Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. — Giorgio Armani
I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream… — Neil Armstrong
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Learn from your dreams what you lack. — Wystan Hugh Auden
It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true. — Roger Babson
True love stories never have endings. — Richard Bach
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have… — Richard Bach
If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the… — Gaston Bachelard

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