“Parting is all we know of heaven, And all we need of hell.”

— Emily Dickinson, My life closed twice before its close (poem)

About Emily Dickinson

1830 – 1886

American poet who wrote nearly 1,800 poems, most of them unpublished in her lifetime, on nature, death, faith and the inner life.

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.”

“After great pain, a formal feeling comes.”

“I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – Too?”

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

“Remember that all is opinion.”

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.”

“Beauty is the mark God sets upon virtue.”

“Truth also has its roof, and bed, and board.”

“Heartily know, when half-gods go, the gods arrive.”