"The bustle in a houseThe morning after deathIs solemnest of industriesEnacted upon earth,--The sweeping up the heart,And putting love awayWe shall not want to use againUntil eternity"
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Emily Dickinson
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Quotes by Emily Dickinson
"I argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality."
"That I shall love always, I argue theethat love is life,and life hath immortality"
"Faith is a fine inventionWhen gentlemen can see,But microscopes are prudentIn an emergency."
"I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven."
"Heart, we will forget him,You and I, tonight!You must forget the warmth he gave,I will forget the light."
"She dealt her pretty words like Blades --How glittering they shone --And every One unbared a NerveOr wantoned with a Bone --She never deemed -- she hurt --That -- is not Steel's Affair --A vulgar grimace in the Flesh --How ill the Creatures bear --To Ache is human -- not polite --The Film upon the eyeMortality's old Custom --Just locking up -- to Die."
"To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else."
"I argue thee that love is life. And life hath immortality."
"A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within."