Quotes by Theodore Roethke

A lively understandable spirit Once entertained you. It will come again. Be still. Wait.
– Theodore Roethke
By daily dying I have come to be.
– Theodore Roethke
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.
– Theodore Roethke
Love begets love. This torment is my joy.
– Theodore Roethke
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
– Theodore Roethke
What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.
– Theodore Roethke
A mind too active is no mind at all.
– Theodore Roethke