"Poetry colors beings, objects, landscapes and sensations with a kind of new and particular light, which is in fact that of the poet's emotions."

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Source : Anne Hébert, Alan Brown (1975). “Poems”, Don Mills, Ont. : Musson Book Company

Anne Hebert

#Light Quotes #Color Quotes #Poetry Quotes

“Multiple closets for different needs. Overkill.”
“To not advance is to retreat.”
“History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.”
“Ow do you knock out a Denizen?" asked Suzy. "I tried it myself once or twice, but just hitting them never works." "It is not the force of the blow, but the authority with which it is delivered," quoth the raven.”
“I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.”
“It doesn’t honor God to pretend everything is OK. That’s the beauty of Jesus that so many people miss. The beauty is that he died on the cross for our sins, but also that he existed the way we exist.”
“I love Barbados, it's really relaxing.”
“The integrity and self-esteem gained from winning the battle against extremity are the richest treasures in my life”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 22, 2015

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