If I've done my work well, I vanish completely from the scene. I believe it is invasive of the work when you know too much about the writer. Mary Oliver completelyhaveinvasive Change image and share on social
It's very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line. I have a rule that if I wake up at 3 in the morning and think of something, I write it down. I can't wait until morning - it'll be gone. Mary Oliver importantinstantlyline share on social
Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they're thirsty. That's prayer. They don't live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along. Mary Oliver animaldaygood share on social
I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write. Mary Oliver beginfinallynotebook Change image and share on social
I've always wanted to write poems and nothing else. Mary Oliver havepoemwant Change image and share on social
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work. Mary Oliver fancypeoplepoetry Change image and share on social
To tell you the truth, I believe everything - tigers, trees, stones - are sentient in one way or another. You'd never catch me idly kicking a stone, for example. Mary Oliver catchidlykick Change image and share on social
Poetry is one of the ancient arts, and it began as did all the fine arts, within the original wilderness of the earth. Mary Oliver ancientartbegin Change image and share on social
I went to India and was quite taken with it. There's a feeling there that things are holy first and useful second. Mary Oliver feltholyindia Change image and share on social
