Those who have not found the heaven below, will fail of it above. Emily Dickinson More Quotes by Emily Dickinson More Quotes From Emily Dickinson I work to drive the awe away, yet awe impels the work. Emily Dickinson awe Affection is like bread, unnoticed till we starve, and then we dream of it, and sing of it, and paint it, when every urchin in the street has more than he can eat. Emily Dickinson sad bread dream A letter always seemed to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend. Emily Dickinson mind letters friendship How much can come And much can go, And yet abide the world! Emily Dickinson world Nature, like us is sometimes caught without her diadem. Emily Dickinson nature time sometimes A great hope fell You heard no noise The ruin was within. Emily Dickinson ruins hope noise If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. These are the only ways I know it. Is there any other way? Emily Dickinson taken fire book Dying is a wild night and a new road. Emily Dickinson spiritual night death The past is not a package one can lay away. Emily Dickinson packages lays past Eternity' is there, We say, as of a station. Meanwhile, he is so near, He joins me in my Ramble? Divides abode with me? No Friend have I that so persists As this Eternity. Emily Dickinson abode no-friends eternity Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted. Emily Dickinson inspirational life art Open your life wide, and take me in forever. I will never be tired-I will never be noisy when you want to be still...nobody else will see me, but you-but that is enough-I shall not want any more. Emily Dickinson valentines-day tired forever Proud of my broken heart since thou didst break it, Emily Dickinson passion pain heart I imagine therefore I belong and am free. Emily Dickinson visualization imagine imagination God's unique capacity is too surprising to surprise. Emily Dickinson surprise unique god It was a quiet way - He asked if I was his - I made no answer of the tongue But answer of the eyes - And then He bore me on Before this mortal noise With swiftness, as of Chariots and distance, as of Wheels. This World did drop away As acres from the feet of one that leaneth from Balloon Upon an Ether Street. The Gulf behind was not, The Continents were new - Eternity was due. No Seasons were to us - It was not Night nor Morn - But Sunrise stopped upon the place And Fastened in Dawn. Emily Dickinson distance eye night One need not be a Chamber - to be Haunted - One need not be a House - The Brain - has Corridors - surpassing Material Place - Far safer, of a Midnight - meeting External Ghost - Than an Interior - Confronting - That cooler - Host. Far safer, through an Abbey - gallop - The Stones a'chase - Than Moonless - One's A'self encounter - In lonesome place - Ourself - behind ourself - Concealed - Should startle - most. Emily Dickinson self house brain Had we less to say to those we love, perhaps we should say it oftener. Emily Dickinson those-we-love should Beauty is not the cause of something, it is what it is. Emily Dickinson it-is-what-it-is causes Action is redemption. Emily Dickinson redemption action