Quotes: Mary Oliver

"If you notice anything, 

it leads you to notice

more

and more."

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

via 2020 Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook, 2024 p. 46.

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"Attention without feeling, I began to learn, is only a report. An openness – an empathy – was necessary if the attention was to matter." 

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

via 2020 Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook, 2024 p. 44. 

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"The patterns of our lives reveal us. Our habits measure us."

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"I think we're creative all day long. We have to have an appointment to have that work out on the page. Because the creative part of us gets tired of waiting, or just gets tired."

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

via: Day In & Day Out Notebook, 2019, p. 35 

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work."  

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

Source: Jennifer New. Drawing from Life: The Journal as Art. 2005; Mary Oliver "Yes! No!" from Owls and Other Fantasies 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2017-2018 d, 2018, p. 47.

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"When I walk out into the world, I take no thoughts with me. That's not easy, but you can learn to do it. An empty mind is hungry, so you can look at everything longer and closer. Don't hum! When you listen with empty ears, you hear more. And this is the core of the secret: Attention is the beginning of devotion."

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2018 c, p. 48.

Quotes: Mary Oliver

"Today I am altogether without ambition. Where did I get such wisdom? 

–– Mary Oliver (1935-2019), American poet 

Source: Blue Pastures 

via: Anvil Knapsack Sketchbook 2017, p. 31.