Kathleen Raine Quotes

The work of the artist is to heal the soul. — Kathleen Raine

I've read all the books but one
Only remains sacred: this
Volume of wonders, open
Always before my eyes. — Kathleen Raine

Academia is a graveyard of poets. — Kathleen Raine

Chemistry dissolves the goddess in the alembic,
Venus, the white queen, the universal matrix,
Down to the molecular hexagons and carbon-chains. — Kathleen Raine

Children are blessings not burdens in our families, our society, and in our world. — Leta B.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics. — Bertrand Russell

Intent on one great love, perfect, Requited and for ever, I missed love's everywhere Small presence, thousand-guised. — Kathleen Raine

The heart is a vessel not large enough to sustain love. Kneeling is the proper position for discovering love again. — Karen Burton Mains

I couldn't claim that I have never felt the urge to explore evil, but when you descend into hell you have to be very careful. — Kathleen Raine

Meanings, moods, the whole scale of our inner experience, finds in nature the 'correspondences' through which we may know our boundless selves. — Kathleen Raine

Being a poet is not a job or a profession but a way of life. — Kathleen Raine

Being a sexual icon is sort of like being the front man for an Orange County punk band: As soon as you can explain why you're necessary, you're over. — Chuck Klosterman

Whiteness of moonlight builds a house that is not there — Kathleen Raine

Nature is the common, universal language, understood by all. — Kathleen Raine

Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. — Anonymous

The poem reminds us of what we ourselves know, but did not know we knew; reminds us, above all, of what we are. — Kathleen Raine