Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Now the seasons are closing their files on each of us, the heavy drawers full of certificates rolling back into the tree trunks, a few old papers flocking away. Someone we loved has fallen from our thoughts, making a little, glittering splash like a bicycle pushed by a breeze. Otherwise, not much has happened; we fell in love again, finding that one red feather on the wind.

Ted Kooser's Popular Quotes

I like the idea of there being times when even words cost so much you used them sparingly. I have known a lot of old men and women who talked as if t…

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There's nothing wrong with delighting in what you do. In fact, most of the fun you'll have as a poet will come about during the process of writing.

- Ted Kooser

Valentine's Day is the poet's holiday.

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Sometimes you sense how faithfully your life is delivered, even though you can't read the address.

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The poem is the device through which the ordinary world is seen in a new way - engaging, compelling, even beautiful.

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All night, this soft rain from The distant past. No wonder I sometimes Waken as a child.

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This evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness.

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In my work, I really try to look at ordinary things quite closely to see if there isn't a little bit of something special about them. I'm trying to m…

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Keeping a journal is like taking good care of one’s heart.

- Ted Kooser