I saw that worrying had come to nothing and gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.

- Mary Oliver

I don't ask for the sights in front of me to change, only the depth of my seeing.

- Mary Oliver

Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of…

- Mary Oliver

Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.

- Mary Oliver

Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride, married to amazemen…

- Mary Oliver

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.

- Mary Oliver

I would say that there exists a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else, and that our dignity and our chances are one. The …

- Mary Oliver

To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it…

- Mary Oliver

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

- Mary Oliver