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Quotes by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson lived a secluded life in Amherst, Massachusetts, and published almost nothing in her lifetime. Nearly 1,800 short poems, found after her death, made her one of the major voices of American poetry.

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Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson, “Hope” is the thing with feathers (Poems: Second Series), first stanza, 1891 Verified quote
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