Deborah Maile

“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.”
― W.H. Auden, New Year Letter

“There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it”
― Gustave Flaubert

“Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey