Emily Dickinson was an American poet. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Although part of a prominent family with strong ties to its community, Dickinson lived much of her life in reclusive isolation. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family’s house in Amherst. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a noted penchant for white clothing and became known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence. Dickinson was a recluse for the later years of her life. May her quotes inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.
1. “Saying nothing sometimes says the most.” Emily Dickinson
2. “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” Emily Dickinson
3. “Pardon my sanity in a world insane.” Emily Dickinson
4. “We turn not older with years but newer every day.” Emily Dickinson
5. “Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.” Emily Dickinson
6. “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without words and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson
7. “The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of the soul – books.” Emily Dickinson
8. “I know nothing in the world that has much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it until it begins to shine.” Emily Dickinson
9. “To live is startling it leaves little time for anything else.” Emily Dickinson
10. “Love is immortality.” Emily Dickinson
11. “So impotent our wisdom to natures simplicity.” Emily Dickinson
12. “That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.” Emily Dickinson
13. “A wounded deer leaps the highest.” Emily Dickinson
14. “Beauty is not caused, it is.” Emily Dickinson
15. “I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.” Emily Dickinson
16. “I dwell in possibility.” Emily Dickinson
17. “The brain is wider than the sky.” Emily Dickinson
18. “Why not have a big life?” Emily Dickinson
19. “Fortune befriends the bold.” Emily Dickinson
20. “Forever is composed of nows.” Emily Dickinson
21. “People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.” Emily Dickinson
22. “After great pain, a formal feeling comes.” Emily Dickinson
23. “If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.” Emily Dickinson
24. “Luck is not chance, it’s toil; fortune’s expensive smile is earned.” Emily Dickinson
