Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted. Emily Dickinson More Quotes by Emily Dickinson More Quotes From Emily Dickinson If fame belonged to me, I could not escape her; if she did not, the longest day would pass me on the chase, and the approbation of my dog would forsake me. Emily Dickinson forsake dog fame Anger as soon as fed is dead- 'Tis starving makes it fat. Emily Dickinson fats anger emotion PRESENTIMENT is that long shadow on the lawn Emily Dickinson shadow darkness long Unable are the Loved to die For Love is Immortality, Nay, it is Deity - Unable they that love - to die For Love reforms Vitality Into Divinity. Emily Dickinson vitality reform love-is I dwell in possiblities. Emily Dickinson When a Lover is a Beggar Abject is his Knee. When a Lover is an Owner Different is he. Emily Dickinson different heart love There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes. Emily Dickinson tunes light winter Mine Enemy is growing old -- I have at last Revenge -- The Palate of the Hate departs -- If any would avenge Let him be quick -- the Viand flits -- It is a faded Meat -- Anger as soon as fed is dead -- 'Tis starving makes it fat Emily Dickinson hate revenge enemy I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me, And life was not so ample I Could finish enmity Nor had I time to love: but since Some industry must be, The little toil of love, I thought, Was large enough for me. Emily Dickinson enmity toil hate Witchcraft was hung, in History, But History and I Find all the Witchcraft that we need Around us, every Day - Emily Dickinson witchcraft hung needs 'Arcturus' is his other name- I'd rather call him 'Star.' It's very mean of Science To go and interfere! Emily Dickinson stars science mean A dim capacity for wings demeans the dress I wear. Emily Dickinson dresses wings philosophy Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb - or Dome of Worm - or Porch of Gnome - or some Elf's Catacomb? Emily Dickinson domes literature home All things do go a-courting, Emily Dickinson air sea love A charm invests a face Imperfectly beheld,— The lady dare not lift her veil For fear it be dispelled. But peers beyond her mesh, And wishes, and denies,— Lest interview annul a want That image satisfies. Emily Dickinson peers veils wish When he tells us about his Father, we distrust him. When he shows us his Home, we turn away, but when he confides to us that he is acquainted with grief, we listen, for that also is an acquaintance of our own. Emily Dickinson grief home father The morns are meeker than they were, Emily Dickinson autumn nuts fall Within thy Grave! Oh no, but on some other flight - Thou only camest to mankind To rend it with Good night Emily Dickinson flight atheism good-night Initial of Creation, and The Exponent of Earth Emily Dickinson strong-women inspirational-life earth The Crime, from us, is hidden, [though] he is presumed to know. Emily Dickinson positive-atheism crime atheism