to be nobody but yourself- in a world which is doing its best night and day to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Self Self Knowledge

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Experience Curiosity

Be of love a little more careful than of anything.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Anything Little Than

Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Love I Love You Humanity

Kisses are a better fate than wisdom.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Wisdom Fate Better

I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Stars Dance Bird

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Day World Yourself

Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Imagination Dead Word

I imagine that yes is the only living thing.

~ E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings Living Yes Imagine