Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Topics: Carl Sandburg Quotes

Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the...

Where was I going? I puzzled and wondered about it til I actually enjoyed the...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what...

I fell in love, not deep, but I fell several times and then fell out.

I fell in love, not deep, but I fell several times and then fell out.

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die,...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus...

Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes...

Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes...

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after...

I decided I would go to Chicago and try my luck as a writer after...

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

Failures are like skinned knees; painful, but superficial.

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of...

I wrote poems in my corner of the Brooks Street station. I sent them to...

I wrote poems in my corner of the Brooks Street station. I sent them to...

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

We don't have to think up a title till we get the doggone book written.

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs...

Life is like an onion; you peel one layer off at a time and sometimes...

Life is like an onion; you peel one layer off at a time and sometimes...

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

The greatest cunning is to have none at all.

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found;...

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it...

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.