Icebergs behoove the soul (both being self-made from elements least visible) to see themselves: fleshed, fair, erected, indivisible.
Elizabeth BishopIf after I read a poem the world looks like that poem for 24 hours or so I'm sure it's a good oneโand the same goes for paintings.
Elizabeth BishopI am sorry for people who can't write letters. But I suspect also that you and I ... love to write them because it's kind of like working without really doing it.
Elizabeth Bishop