Emily Dickinson Quotes

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Emily Dickinson Quotes

In her lifetime Emily Dickinson had about 12 poems published, living a reclusive life in her family's home. When she died, her sister discovered nearly 1,800 poems. Wowza. Click on any Emily Dickinson quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. Looking for even more Dickinson quotes? Head on over to her Shmoop biography.

"Because I could not stop for death — He kindly stopped for me —"

Source: Because I could not stop for Death | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"Dwell in possibility"

Source: I dwell in Possibility | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"Hope is the thing with feathers—That perches in the soul"

Source: Hope Is the Thing with Feathers | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"How dreary — to be — Somebody!
How public — like a Frog —"

Source: I'm Nobody! Who are you? | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"I heard a Fly buzz — when I died"

Source: I heard a Fly buzz — when I died | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"I started Early—Took my Dog / and visited the Sea"

Source: I started Early—Took my Dog | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you — Nobody — too?"

Source: I'm Nobody! Who are you? | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"Much madness is divinest sense—"

Source: Much Madness is divinest Sense— | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"Tell all the truth but tell it slant"

Source: Tell all the truth but tell it slant— | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"The Brain—is wider than the Sky—"

Source: The Brain—is wider than the Sky— | Author: Emily Dickinson

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"There is no Frigate like a Book"

Source: There is no Frigate like a Book | Author: Emily Dickinson

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