Quote by James Wright

“To speak in a flat voice Is all that I can do. I have gone every place Asking for you. Wondering where to turn…

— James Wright

“ A Blessing Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass. And the eyes of those two Indian…

— James Wright

There is this cave In the air behind my body That nobody is going to touch: A cloister, a silence Closing around a blossom…

— James Wright

Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom.

— James Wright

Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes.

— James Wright

“And then, when noon comes, Each stranger Has no room left in the light Except for only his hands. Here are mine. They are…

— James Wright

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

— James Wright

Look: I am nothing. I do not even have ashes to rub into my eyes.

— James Wright

“Good evening charlie, yes I know you rise, two lean grey spiders drifting through your eyes.”

— james wright

“In a pine tree, A few yards away from my window sill, A brilliant blue jay is springing up and down, up and down,…

— James Wright

I write abundantly. And then my next step is to struggle to reduce the ornament, to reduce the abundance-to prune the book, in other…

— James Wright

Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.

— James Wright