Anne Hebert Quotes & Sayings

That's what it means to be out of your mind. To let yourself be carried away by a dream. To give it room, let it grow wild and thick, until it overruns you. — Anne Hebert

I believe in solitude broken like bread by poetry. — Anne Hebert

Poetry cannot be explained, it must be lived. — Anne Hebert

And now the bride begins to move. Little mechanical doll, clinging to her husband's arm, climbing into the carriage. Her white silk stocking, her elegant shoe. — Anne Hebert

I clap my hands together. (Where do I get the strength, the burst of energy?) To chase away the ghosts. Dispel my fears. Arrange the dream. Maintain a kind of balance — Anne Hebert

Poetry colors beings, objects, landscapes and sensations with a kind of new and particular light, which is in fact that of the poet's emotions. — Anne Hebert