American - Author | February 22, 1892 - October 19, 1950
The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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My god is all gods in one. When I see a beautiful sunset, I worship the god of Nature; when I see a hidden action brought to light, I worship the god of Truth; when I see a bad man punished and a good man go free, I worship the god of Justice; when I see a penitent forgiven, I worship the god of Mercy.
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Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.
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Parrots, tortoises and redwoods live a longer life than men do; Men a longer life than dogs do; Dogs a longer life than love does.
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Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.
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What the customer demands is last year's model, cheaper. To find out what the customer needs you have to understand what the customer is doing as well as he understands it. Then you build what he needs and you educate him to the fact that he needs it.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.
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Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is.
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It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it's one damn thing over and over.
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