The Heart wants what it wants - or else it does not care Emily Dickinson More Quotes by Emily Dickinson More Quotes From Emily Dickinson It is true that the unknown is the largest need of the intellect, though for it, no one thinks to thank God. Emily Dickinson thank-god needs thinking Truth - is as old as God-. Emily Dickinson truth-is truth a sick room is at times too sacred a place for a friend's knock, timid as that is. Emily Dickinson sacred sick rooms In the name of the bee And of the butterfly And of the breeze, amen! Emily Dickinson butterfly smart nature Those who lift their hats shall see Nature as devout do God. Emily Dickinson positive-atheism hats atheism Experiment has a stimulus which withers its fear. Emily Dickinson stimulus experiments adventure What shall we do my darling, when trial grows more, and more, when the dim, lone light expires, and it's dark, so very dark, and we wander, and know not where, and cannot get out of the forest - whose is the hand to help us, and to lead, and forever guide us? ... Where do you think I've strayed and from what new errand returned. I have come from to and fro, and walking up and down the same place that Satan hailed from when God asked where he'd been. Emily Dickinson light dark thinking A narrow Fellow in the Grass Emily Dickinson fellows grass And you dropt, lost, Emily Dickinson broke dream lost The heart asks pleasure first, Emily Dickinson pain sleep heart How frugal is the chariot that bears a human soul. Emily Dickinson chariots soul bears Sunrise: day's great progenitor. Emily Dickinson sunrise I know some lonely houses off the road Emily Dickinson lonely house looks Longing, it may be, is the gift no other gift supplies. Emily Dickinson ambition desire may I am one of the lingering bad ones, and so do I slink away, and pause, and ponder, and ponder, and pause, and do work without knowing why - not surely for this brief world, and more sure it is not for heaven - and I ask what this message of Christ means. Emily Dickinson knowing heaven mean The power to console is not within corporeal reach - though its attempt is precious. Emily Dickinson console compassion sympathy The friend anguish reveals is the slowest forgot. Emily Dickinson anguish friends The Heart asks Pleasure--first-- Emily Dickinson pain heart firsts If Aims impel these Astral Ones The ones allowed to know Know that which makes them as forgot As Dawn forgets them now Emily Dickinson atheism dawn forget Knew I how to pray, to intercede for your [broken] Foot were intuitive - but I am but a Pagan. Emily Dickinson atheism broken feet