"There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away Nor any Coursers like a Page Of prancing Poetry."

Art

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

This reflection on art by Emily Dickinson resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in art is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Largely unpublished and unknown during her lifetime, her work is now widely regarded as canonical. The Poetry Foundation describes her as having "created in her writing a distinctively elliptical language for expressing what was possible but not yet realized."

More quotes by Emily Dickinson  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Emily Dickinson

"Kindness is the invisible thread that binds all kindred spirits together. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’

"It is a unyielding truth that every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’

More about Art

"We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience."

Read more  ’

"I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there's a lot of bluegrass there."

Read more  ’
View all Art quotes  ’