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."
God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart. God
Music my rampart, and my only one. music
Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive. faith & truth
Beauty is whatever gives joy. beauty
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. being good
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 thoughts from Robert Browning
22 thoughts from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
53 other wisdom & wit from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more thoughts from Isadora Duncan
5 more thoughts from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher
58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher