Quotes by Marianne Moore

"Your thorns are the best part of you."
— Marianne Moore
"... we do not admire what we cannot understand."
— Marianne Moore
"The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence."
— Marianne Moore
Marianne Moore

Marianne Craig Moore (November 15, 1887 – February 5, 1972) was an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. Her poetry is noted for its formal innovation, precise diction, irony, and w...