A drop of water, if it could write out its own his... -Lucy Larcom

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A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.

Lucy Larcom , Poet
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Lucy Larcom Quotes to Explore

To different minds, poetry may present different phases. To me, the reverent faith of the people I lived among, and their faithful everyday living, wa...
Whether rich or poor, a home is not a home unless the roots of love are ever striking deeper through the crust of the earthly and the conventional, in...
Girls especially are fond of exchanging confidences with those whom they think they can trust; it is one of the most charming traits of a simple, earn...
A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us....
Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things...
What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattl...
From the first opening of our eyes, it is the light that attracts us. We clutch aimlessly with our baby fingers at the gossamer-motes in the sunbeam, ...
No one can feel more gratefully the charm of noble scenery, or the refreshment of escape into the unspoiled solitudes of nature, than the laborer at s...
If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it....
The curse of covetousness is that it destroys manhood by substituting money for character....

History Quotes to Explore

We have plenty of examples from twentieth-century history where, out of fear of liberalism or Communism, religious conservatives made alliances with s...
I did 'Call of Duty Modern Warfare' as Gaz, then I did Ghost in 'Modern Warfare 2,' which has become one of the most iconic figures in the history of ...
There is a big push that we all are engaged in, in wanting to have the newest in innovation - and I think that's all really great. But I also feel tha...
I believe this generation should know their history and they should know that the struggle's not over yet....
Throughout history, cities have been associated with incredible bursts of creative energy - the Renaissance in Florence, or modernism in Paris. London...
I sort of mind living in a time when most of the literature is terribly personal. I suppose it's because I grew up on a love of history, philosophy, s...
There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were ...
When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's Workshop, unti...
In the entire history of the human species, every tool we've invented has been to expand muscle power. All except one. The integrated circuit, the com...
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happe...