What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance.

Quote by Theodore Roethke

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God bless the roots! Body and soul are one.

God bless the roots! Body and soul are one.

Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the...

Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the...

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.

I came to love, I came into my own.

I came to love, I came into my own.

Love is not love until love's vulnerable.

Love is not love until love's vulnerable.

A mind too active is no mind at all.

A mind too active is no mind at all.

A lively understandable spirit Once entertained you. It will come again. Be still. Wait.

A lively understandable spirit Once entertained you. It will come again. Be still. Wait.

All lovers live by longing, and endure; summon a vision and declare it pure

All lovers live by longing, and endure; summon a vision and declare it pure

A mind too active is no mind at all

A mind too active is no mind at all

Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.

Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.

Love is not love until love's vulnerable

Love is not love until love's vulnerable

I learn by going where I have to go.

I learn by going where I have to go.

The soul has many motions, body one.

The soul has many motions, body one.

Time marks us while we are marking time.

Time marks us while we are marking time.

Love begets love. This torment is my joy.

Love begets love. This torment is my joy.

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows...

This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows...