Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

e. e. cummings Playwright

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Oct 14, 1894
  • Died: Sep 3, 1962

Edward Estlin Cummings, known as E. E. Cummings, with the abbreviated form of his name often written by others in lowercase letters as e e cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. His body of work encompasses approximately 2,900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays and several essays, as well as numerous drawings and paintings. He is remembered as an eminent voice of 20th century English literature.

At least the Pilgrim Fathers used to shoot Indians: the Pilgrim Children merely punch time clocks. time

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. courage & teen

I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. learning

Kisses are a better fate than wisdom. Valentine's Day & wisdom

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. experience

Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination. imagination & knowledge

Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink. intelligence & love

Be of love a little more careful than of anything. love

Unbeing dead isn't being alive. life

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. nature

I imagine that yes is the only living thing. imagination

Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense. love

Listen there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go. being good

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill