You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, e… - Mary Oliver

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You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.

Mary Oliver

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Mary Jane Oliver (10 September 1935 – 17 January 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

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What lay on the road was no mere handful of snake. It was the copperhead at last, golden under the street lamp. I hope to see everything in this world before I die.

I am so happy to be alive in this world
I would like to live forever, but I am
content not to. Seeing what I have seen
has filled me; believing what I believe
has filled me.

On poetry: Everyone wants to know what it means.
But nobody is asking, How does it feel?

You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life. - Mary Oliver

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