Emily Dickinson — "They say that 'time assuages' — Time never did assuage — An actual suffering str…"

"To be a Flower is the most profound of all Ambitions."

"I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air – Between the Heaves of Storm –"

"Nature – is what we see – The Hill – the Afternoon – Squirrel – Eclipse – the Bumble bee – Nay – Nature is what we hear – The Bobolink – the Sea – Thunder – the Cricket – Nay – Nature is what we know …"

"To hang our head – ostensibly – And hide our Eyes – and weep – Is but a Ruse – to make our Pain The more acute – and deep –"

"If I can stop one Heart from breaking I shall not live in vain"