These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the servic...e of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye:... The weak lay hand on what the strong has done, Till that be tumbled that was lifted high And discord follow upon unison....LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It is not possible, for a poet, writing in any language, to protect himself from the tragic elements in human life.... [ellipsis i...n source] Illness, old age, and death--subjects as ancient as humanity--these are the subjects that the poet must speak of very nearly from the first moment that he begins to speak.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Indeed, it is that ambiguity and ambivalence which often is so puzzling in women--the quality of shifting from child to woman, the... seeming helplessness one moment and the utter self-reliance the next that baffle us, that seem most difficult to understand. These are the qualities that make her a mystery, the qualities that provoked Freud to complain, "What does a woman want?"LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class. At a time when I had not yet grasped th...e significance of the fact that in my house English was a second language, or that I wore dresses while my brother wore pants, I knew--and I knew it was important to know--that Papa worked hard all day long.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Only when we break the mirror and climb into our vision, only when we are the wind together streaming and singing,... only in the dream we become with our bones for spears, we are real at last and wake.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge t...o fit that service into the well-being of the community,--these are the most vital things education must try to produce.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The real questions are the ones that obtrude upon your consciousness whether you like it or not, the ones that make your mind star...t vibrating like a jackhammer, the ones that you "come to terms with" only to discover that they are still there. The real questions refuse to be placated. They barge into your life at the times when it seems most important for them to stay away. They are the questions asked most frequently and answered most inadequately, the ones that reveal their true natures slowly, reluctantly, most often against your will.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »