Facts about Edna St. Vincent Millay

Occup.Author
FromUSA
BornFebruary 22, 1892
DiedOctober 19, 1950
Aged58 years

Summary

Edna St. Vincent Millay was a famous Author from USA, who lived between February 22, 1892 and October 19, 1950. He/she became 58 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Edna, under the main topic Beauty.

18 Famous quotes by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Small: What the customer demands is last years model, cheaper. To find out what the customer needs you have to
"What the customer demands is last year's model, cheaper. To find out what the customer needs you have to understand what the customer is doing as well as he understands it. Then you build what he needs and you educate him to the fact that he needs it"
Small: We are all ruled in what we do by impulses and these impulses are so organized that our actions in gene
"We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so organized that our actions in general serve for our self preservation and that of the race"
Small: My candle burns at both ends it will not last the night but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives
"My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!"
Small: Its not true that life is one damn thing after another its one damn thing over and over
"It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it's one damn thing over and over"
Small: Beauty is whatever gives joy
"Beauty is whatever gives joy"
Small: The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity
"The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity"
Small: Parrots, tortoises and redwoods live a longer life than men do Men a longer life than dogs do Dogs a lo
"Parrots, tortoises and redwoods live a longer life than men do; Men a longer life than dogs do; Dogs a longer life than love does"
Small: I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice had I abided by it I might have been saved fro
"I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes"
Small: Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in th
"Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell"
Small: God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart
"God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart"
Small: Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is
"Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is"
Small: The young are so old, they are born with their fingers crossed
"The young are so old, they are born with their fingers crossed"
Small: Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive
"Not truth, but faith, it is that keeps the world alive"
Small: A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a goo
"A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing can hurt him. If it is a bad book nothing can help him"
Small: The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through
"The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through"
Small: Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin
"Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world - it is thin"
Small: Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it
"Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it"
Small: Music my rampart, and my only one
"Music my rampart, and my only one"