Marianne Moorová citáty

„Staff and effigy of the animal
which by shedding its skin
is a sign of renewal —
the symbol of medicine.“

—  Marianne Moore

"The Staff of Aesculapius"

„Blessed the man whose faith is different
from possessiveness - of a kind not framed by 'things which do appear“

—  Marianne Moore

Hebrews 11:3
Blessed be the Man
Poetry

„Your thorns are the best part of you.“

—  Marianne Moore

„… we
do not admire what
we cannot understand.“

—  Marianne Moore

Zdroj: Complete Poems

„The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence;
not in silence, but restraint.“

—  Marianne Moore

"Silence"

„The hands are the heart's messengers.“

—  Marianne Moore

„The heart that gives, gathers.“

—  Marianne Moore

„If we can't be cordial to these creatures' fleece, I think that we deserve to freeze.“

—  Marianne Moore

Zdroj: Complete Poems

„The cure for loneliness is solitude.“

—  Marianne Moore

Zdroj: Complete Prose of Marianne Moore

„There never was a war that was
not inward; I must
fight till I conquered in myself what
causes war“

—  Marianne Moore

In Distrust of Merits
Poetry

„I am hard to disgust, but a pretentious poet can do it“

—  Marianne Moore

Zdroj: Complete Poems

„Omissions are not accidents.“

—  Marianne Moore

The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore (1967), Author's note, p. vi

„One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one's happiness to express.“

—  Marianne Moore

Idiosyncrasy and Technique 1958

„One may be pardoned, yes I know
one may, for love for love, undying (Ephesians 6:24)“

—  Marianne Moore

Voracities and Verities Sometimes are Interesting
Poetry

„What of it? We call them brave
perhaps? Yes; what if the time should come
when no one will fight for anything
and there's nothing of worth to save.“

—  Marianne Moore

"We Call Them the Brave"

„O to be a dragon,
a symbol of the power of Heaven — of silkworm
size or immense; at times invisible.
Felicitous phenomenon!“

—  Marianne Moore

"O To Be A Dragon" in O To Be A Dragon (1957)
Poetry

„Poetry I too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond
all this fiddle,
Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it
one discovers in
it after all, a place for the genuine.“

—  Marianne Moore

Poetry
Collected Poems (1951)

„Tell me, Tell me where might there be a refuge for me
from egocentricity
and its propensity to bisect,
mis-state, misunderstand
and obliterate continuity?“

—  Marianne Moore

Tell Me, Tell Me
Poetry

„This is a strange fraternity — these sea lions and land lions,
land unicorns and sea unicorns;
the lion civilly rampant,
tame and concessive like the long-tailed bear of Ecuador —
the lion standing up against this screen of woven air
which is the forest:
the unicorn also, on its hind legs in reciprocity.“

—  Marianne Moore

"Sea Unicorns and Land Unicorns"