Quotes by Theodore Roethke

Explore a curated collection of 25 quotes by Theodore Roethke. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

In a dark time, the eye begins to see. — Theodore Roethke
What's madness but nobility of soulAt odds with circumstance? The day's on fire!I know the purity of pure despair,My sha — Theodore Roethke
My Papa's Waltz:The whiskey on your breathCould make a small boy dizzy;But I hung on like death:Such waltzing was not ea — Theodore Roethke
What's freedom for? To know eternity. — Theodore Roethke
I learned not to fear infinity,The far field, the windy cliffs of forever,The dying of time in the white light of tomorr — Theodore Roethke
The MistakeHe left his pants upon a chair:She was a widow, so she said:But he was apprehended, bare,By one who rose up f — Theodore Roethke
The GeraniumWhen I put her out, once, by the garbage pail,She looked so limp and bedraggled,So foolish and trusting, lik — Theodore Roethke
I learn by going where I have to go — Theodore Roethke
Dark, dark my light, and darker my desire.My soul, like some heat-maddened summer fly,Keeps buzzing at the sill. Which I — Theodore Roethke
What grace I have is enough. — Theodore Roethke
Be sure that whatever you are is you. — Theodore Roethke
Self-contemplation is a curseThat makes an old confusion worse. — Theodore Roethke
I've recovered my tenderness by long looking;I'm a Socrates of small fury.The waves bends with the fish. I'm taughtAs wa — Theodore Roethke
May my silences become more accurate. — Theodore Roethke
When true love broke my heart in half,I took the whiskey from the shelf,And told my neighbors when to laugh.I keep a dog — Theodore Roethke
The stones were sharp,The wind came at my back;Walking along the highway, Mincing like a cat. — Theodore Roethke
Love alters all. Unblood my instinct, love. — Theodore Roethke
(Dreams drain the spirit if we dream too long.) — Theodore Roethke
I learn by going where I have to go. — Theodore Roethke
I learn by going where I have to go. — Theodore Roethke