"We think the fire eats the wood. We……" — Jack Gilbert
"We think the fire eats the wood. We are wrong. The wood reaches out to the flame. The fire licks at what the wood harbors, and the wood gives itself away to that intimacy, the manner in which we and the world meet each new day."
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29 Quotes by Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert has 29 quotes on this site.
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What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds.
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We are surrounded by the absurd excess of the universe. By meaningless bulk, vastness without size, power without consequence. The…
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Being alive is so extraordinary I don’t know why people limit it to riches, pride, security—all of those things life…
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Why do so manysettle for so little? I don't understand why they're not greedy for what's inside them.
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I like ornament at the right time, but I don't want a poem to be made out of decoration ...…
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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…
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Fame is a lot of fun, but it's not interesting. I loved being noticed and praised, even the banquets. But…
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I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that…
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I would say Pittsburgh softly each time before throwing him up. Whisper Pittsburgh with my mouth against the tiny ear…
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Our heart wanders lost in the dark woods. Our dream wrestles in the castle of doubt. But there’s music in…
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The woman is not just a pleasure, nor even a problem. She is a meniscus that allows the absolute to…
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It is convenient for the old men to blame Eve. To insist we are damned because a country girl talked…
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Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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