Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923, the third woman to win the award for poetry, and was also known for her feminist activism and her many love affairs. She used the pseudonym Nancy Boyd for her prose work. The poet Richard Wilbur asserted, "She wrote some of the best sonnets of the century."
Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive. faith & truth
Beauty is whatever gives joy. beauty
Music my rampart, and my only one. music
God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart. God
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. good
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other wisdom & wit from William Blake
32 other wisdom & wit from William Blake
Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer
6 more thoughts from Franz Grillparzer
For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 thoughts from Storm Jameson
2 thoughts from Storm Jameson
To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 quotes from Victor Hugo
73 quotes from Victor Hugo