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100 Uplifting Quotes By Emily Dickinson, The Author Of The Complete Poems

Famous As: One of the Leading 19th-Century American Poets
Born On: December 10, 1830
Died On: May 15, 1886
Born In: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Died At Age: 55

‘Because I could not stop for death; He kindly stopped for me’ - words by Emily Dickinson say a lot about the brilliance of this American poet. Mostly unrecognized at her own time, today, Emily Dickinson is one of the most treasured American poets. She gained prominence post her death for her unusual use of form and syntax. A private person, Dickinson lived a life of seclusion and simplicity. However, this did not come in way of her creativity as she penned some of the greatest and most powerful poetry ever written. Most of her works dwelled on the themes of immortality and death. A trademark style of this prolific poet was to express far-reaching ideas in short, compact phrases. Her words left a lasting imprint on the mind of the readers and have the ability to move and provoke.  Here are some of the selected quotes by Emily Dickinson.

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Hope is the thing with feathers 
That perches in the soul 
And sings the tune without the words 
And never stops at all.

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.

If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.

Emily Dickinson
Forever is composed of nows.

Forever is composed of nows.

Emily Dickinson
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.

That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.

Emily Dickinson
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.

If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson
Not knowing when the dawn will come
I open every door.

Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.

Emily Dickinson
A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King.

A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King.

Emily Dickinson
Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.

Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.

Emily Dickinson
Saying nothing sometimes says the most.

Saying nothing sometimes says the most.

Emily Dickinson
This is my letter to the world
That never wrote to me

This is my letter to the world That never wrote to me

Emily Dickinson
I dwell in possibility…

I dwell in possibility…

Emily Dickinson
Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.

Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.

Emily Dickinson
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

Emily Dickinson
Beauty is not caused. It is.

Beauty is not caused. It is.

Emily Dickinson
Pardon My Sanity In A World Insane

Pardon My Sanity In A World Insane

Emily Dickinson
Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Emily Dickinson
Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.

Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.

Emily Dickinson
A Word is Dead

A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.

I say it just
Begins to live
That day.

A Word is Dead A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day.

Emily Dickinson
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

Emily Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Death – 
He kindly stopped for me – 
The Carriage held but just Ourselves – 
And Immortality.

Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.

Emily Dickinson
I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.

I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.

Emily Dickinson
Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.

Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.

Emily Dickinson
Heart, we will forget him,

You and I, tonight!

You must forget the warmth he gave,

I will forget the light.

Heart, we will forget him, You and I, tonight! You must forget the warmth he gave, I will forget the light.

Emily Dickinson
The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of the soul--BOOKS.

The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of the soul--BOOKS.

Emily Dickinson
Hold dear to your parents for it is a scary and confusing world without them.

Hold dear to your parents for it is a scary and confusing world without them.

Emily Dickinson
PHOSPHORESCENCE. Now there's a word to lift your hat to... to find that phosphorescence, that light within, that's the genius behind poetry.

PHOSPHORESCENCE. Now there's a word to lift your hat to... to find that phosphorescence, that light within, that's the genius behind poetry.

Emily Dickinson
I don't profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense.

I don't profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense.

Emily Dickinson
The Heart wants what it wants - or else it does not care

The Heart wants what it wants - or else it does not care

Emily Dickinson
We turn not older with years but newer every day.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

Emily Dickinson
One need not be a chamber to be haunted.

One need not be a chamber to be haunted.

Emily Dickinson