Parrots, tortoises and redwoods live a longer life than men do; Men a longer life than dogs do; Dogs a longer life than love does.

Quote by Edna St Vincent Millay

Topics: Love Quotes

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find...

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find...

Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age /...

Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age /...

Music my rampart, and my only one.

Music my rampart, and my only one.

Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave Gently they go, the beautiful, the...

Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave Gently they go, the beautiful, the...

If I love you Wednesday, What is that to you? I do not love you...

If I love you Wednesday, What is that to you? I do not love you...

The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine...

The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine...

God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.

God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.

Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive.

Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is...

Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is...

The young are so old, they are born with their fingers crossed.

The young are so old, they are born with their fingers crossed.

We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so...

We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so...

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

Life is a quest and love a quarrel

Life is a quest and love a quarrel

A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down....

A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down....

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but...

They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but...

I dread no more the first white in my hair, Or even age itself, the...

I dread no more the first white in my hair, Or even age itself, the...

Patience makes a women beautiful in middle age.

Patience makes a women beautiful in middle age.

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of...

And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of...

At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look...

At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look...

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult...

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult...