Quote by Henry David Thoreau

My life has been the poem I would have writ, But I could not both live and utter it.


My life has been the poem I would have writ, But I could not

Summary

In this quote, the poet and author Henry David Thoreau expresses his desire to express his innermost thoughts and experiences through a poem. However, he acknowledges that he was unable to fully immerse himself in writing due to the demands of living life itself. Thoreau highlights the conflict between experiencing life and creating art, suggesting that true living and truly capturing that experience in art may require different focuses and levels of commitment.

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Life
By Henry David Thoreau
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