That pleasure-carrying knowledge comes from self-understanding, and creates understanding in the minds of other people. He rewrites so that his prose is a pleasure that carries knowledge with it. That last quote reminds me of Donald Hall’s description of a good writer, included in an earlier post: Writers on Writing-What Writing Means To Writers.Ī good writer uses words to discover, and to bring that discovery to other people. I have written every poem, every novel, for the same purpose-to find out what I think, to know where I stand. Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers. Loneliness is the poverty of self solitude is richness of self. I remember reading these wise quotes from Journal of a Solitude: The Famous People website published 64 Inspiring Quotes By May Sarton That Will Give You Lessons For Life-her reflections on life, authenticity, solitude, contentment, nature, strength, survival, education, school, life, loneliness, optimism, experience and relationships. They also published a review of Journal of a Solitude. Literary Ladies Guide compiled a selection of Introspective quotes by May Sarton, a most thoughtful writer. She was also the author of numerous novels. Her memoir, Journal of a Solitude (1973) was her most popular work, and “ Now I Become Myself” ( Collected Poems 1930 – 1993) is one of her most beloved poems.
Self-identified as a lesbian and regarded as a feminist, she preferred that her work found a place in a broad humanitarian connection rather than within the identities she embodied. Her literature encompasses themes of aging, solitude, family and romantic relationships. May Sarton (Belgian-American, 1912-1995) was a highly respected American poet, novelist, and memoirist.
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