Elizabeth Bishop
American poet and short-story writer
Lived from: 1911 - 1979
Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary)
Born: 8 february 1911 Died: 6 october 1979
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Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? Where should we be today? Is it right to be watching strangers in a play in this strangest of theatres?
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The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
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What childishness is it that while there's breath of life in our bodies, we are determined to rush to see the sun the other way around?
― Elizabeth Bishop
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