Anne Hebert famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • I used to believe in forever, but forever's too good to be true

  • The Christian that is bound by his own horizon, the church that lives simply for itself, is bound to die a spiritual death and sink into stagnancy and corruption. We never can thank God enough for giving us not only a whole Gospel to believe, but a whole world to give it to.

  • I cannot understand how any man or woman can believe in the Lord's coming and not be a missionary, or at least committed to the work of missions with every power of his being.

  • No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.

  • Don't Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret. Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read

  • Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out . . .. Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure.

  • Poetry is unfallen speech. Paradise knew no other, for no other would suffice to answer the need of those ecstatic days of innocence.

  • Poets are born, not paid.

  • Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.

  • Much contemporary verse reads like failed short-short stories rather than failed poetry.

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