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Mark Doty Quotes By Bill Crawford: Our success and happiness depends not on simply

Our success and happiness depends not on simply knowing where we stand, but in where we are wanting to go. — Bill Crawford

Mark Doty Quotes By Cambria Hebert: The snow was endless, a heavy blanket on

The snow was endless, a heavy blanket on the outdoors; it had a way about it. A beauty. But I knew that, like many things, beauty could be deceiving. — Cambria Hebert

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Doesn't rain make a memory more intimate?

Doesn't rain make a memory more intimate? — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: We love disasters that have nothing to do

We love disasters that have nothing to do with us — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: This is the entranceTo the city of you...

This is the entrance
To the city of you... — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Sherry Turkle: We're smitten with technology. And we're afraid, like

We're smitten with technology. And we're afraid, like young lovers, that too much talking might spoil the romance. But it's time to talk. — Sherry Turkle

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: In the face of all dangers, in what

In the face of all dangers, in what may seem a godless region, we move forward through the agencies of love and art. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: What did you think, that joy / was

What did you think, that joy / was some slight thing? — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: What is memory but a story about how

What is memory but a story about how we have lived? — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Masanobu Fukuoka: The final principle of natural farming is NO

The final principle of natural farming is NO PESTICIDES. Nature is in perfect balance when left alone. — Masanobu Fukuoka

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: There are those fortunate hours when the world

There are those fortunate hours when the world consents to be made into a poem. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Who can even imagine what that would mean,

Who can even imagine what that would mean, for blue to be - well, more? All — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By La La: The road can get rocky, but you have

The road can get rocky, but you have to find ways to work through it. — La La

Mark Doty Quotes By Spencer W. Kimball: Brethren and sisters, the day of miracles is

Brethren and sisters, the day of miracles is not passed except for those whose faith has passed. — Spencer W. Kimball

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: What is healing, but a shift in perspectives?

What is healing, but a shift in perspectives? — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Oscar Wilde: Football is all very well as a game

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys. — Oscar Wilde

Mark Doty Quotes By Ace Antonio Hall: No matter what happens, you can make it.

No matter what happens, you can make it. Like a fist tightened as hard as possible, you can always apply more. — Ace Antonio Hall

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Poetry is ... the physical enactment of a

Poetry is ... the physical enactment of a process
of knowing by means of language. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Johann Georg Hamann: Thus the public use of reason and freedom

Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert. — Johann Georg Hamann

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: We live the stories we tell; the stories

We live the stories we tell; the stories we don't tell live us. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: No such thing, the queen said, as too

No such thing, the queen said, as too many sequins. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: To tell a story is to take power

To tell a story is to take power over it. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: It's freeing, to think that there's always an

It's freeing, to think that there's always an aspect of us outside the grasp of speech, the common stuff of language. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Does the poem reside in experience or in

Does the poem reside in experience or in self-consciousness about experience? — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Craig Johnson: He looked at me. "If I were a

He looked at me. "If I were a creek, I would be where the ground slopes."
"Right." Sometimes it was good to have an Indian scout. — Craig Johnson

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Poetry is an investigation, not an expression, of

Poetry is an investigation, not an expression, of what you know. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: We long to connect; we fear that if

We long to connect; we fear that if we do, our freedom and individuality will disappear. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Say what you see and you experience yourself

Say what you see and you experience yourself through your style of seeing and saying. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Howard Raiffa: There is no shortage of disputes.

There is no shortage of disputes. — Howard Raiffa

Mark Doty Quotes By Thomas R. Donahue: The only effective answer to organized greed is

The only effective answer to organized greed is organized labor. — Thomas R. Donahue

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: All my life I've lived with a future

All my life I've lived with a future which constantly diminishes but never vanishes. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Desire can make anything into a god.

Desire can make anything into a god. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: ...words can help us to see what is

...words can help us to see what is graceful or human where lovelines and humanity seem to fail... — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: You can know an animal - or a

You can know an animal - or a person, for that matter - in an instant, really, though your understanding can go on unfolding for years. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Even sad stories are company. And perhaps that's

Even sad stories are company. And perhaps that's why you might read such a chronicle, to look into a companionable darkness that isn't yours. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Abraham Lincoln: True patriotism is better than the wrong kind

True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety. — Abraham Lincoln

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Love, I think, is a gateway to the

Love, I think, is a gateway to the world, not an escape from it. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Walter Annenberg: People who think about art as an investment

People who think about art as an investment are pathetic. — Walter Annenberg

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: I want what everybody wants,that's how I know

I want what everybody wants,
that's how I know I'm still
breathing ... — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: Into the paradise of euphony, the good poet

Into the paradise of euphony, the good poet must introduce hell. Broken paradises are the only kind worth reading. — Mark Doty

Mark Doty Quotes By Mark Doty: And then we ease him out of that

And then we ease him out of that worn-out body with a kiss, and he's gone like a whisper, the easiest breath. — Mark Doty