“After all I am not so violently bent upon my own Opinion, as to reject any Offer, proposed by wise Men, which shall be found equally Innocent, Cheap, Easy and Effectual.”
― A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
― A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works
“But it is not mine to give, nor yours to take.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.”
― The Complete Stories and Poems
― The Complete Stories and Poems
“My passion amused her. She made fun of me, played with me, and tormented me. It is sweet to be the sole source, the arbitrary and irresponsible source of the greatest joys and profoundest miseries to someone else.”
― First Love
― First Love
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