May Sarton
May Sarton
May Sarton is the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton, an American poet, novelist and memoirist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth3 May 1912
CountryUnited States of America
May Sarton quotes about
peace feelings world
Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way.
autumn long october
I long for the bulbs to arrive, for the early autumn chores are melancholy, but the planting of bulbs is the work of hope and is always thrilling.
happens
Your poems will happen when no one is there.
pet deny ifs
When we admit our vulnerability, we include others. If we deny it, we shut them out.
understanding littles before-death
We are all, whether we know it or not, in search of a way to enrich, to drink during the fizz, to inhale deeper our gifts, in a desperation for some little understanding before death.
acceptance balance asking
There is a proper balance between not asking enough of oneself and asking or expecting too much.
healing love-is
... love is healing, even rootless love.
murder
They are commiting murder who merely live.
writing thinking long
I am furious at all the letters to answer, when all I want to do is think and write poems. ... I long for open time, with no obligations except toward the inner world and what is going on there.
ambition desire made
What we have not has made us what we are. / ... / What we are not drives us to consummation.
good-marriage deals
A good marriage shuts out a very great deal.
want recognition terror
I asked myself the question, 'What do you want of your life?' and I realized with a start of recognition and terror, 'Exactly what I have - but to be commensurate, to handle it all better.
morning heart lunch
Lunches are just not good. They take the heart out of the day and the spaciousness from the morning's work.
order disorder sacraments
making order out of disorder any time, anywhere, can be regarded as a sacrament.