Theodore Roethke Quotes

"I learn by going where I have to go."
- Theodore Roethke

"A mind too active is no mind at all."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Mind)

"God bless the roots! Body and soul are one."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: God, Soul, Body)

"A lively understandable spirit Once entertained you. It will come again. Be still. Wait."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Spirit, Will)

"Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Deep, Flowers, Light)

"Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: May)

"Love is not love until love's vulnerable."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Love)

"Love begets love. This torment is my joy."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Love, Joy)

"The soul has many motions, body one."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Soul, Body)

"What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Soul, Circumstance, Madness, Nobility)

"Time marks us while we are marking time."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: Time)

"What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible."
- Theodore Roethke
(Related: People)