All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper - just running down the edges of different countries and continents, 'looking for something'.
Elizabeth BishopHoping to live days of greater happiness, I forget that days of less happiness are passing by.
Elizabeth BishopSometimes it seemsas though only intelligent people are stupid enough to fall in love & only stupid people are intelligent enough to let themselves be loved.
Elizabeth BishopThink of the long trip home. Should we have stayed home and thought of here? Where should we be today?
Elizabeth Bishop