Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)

Edna St. Vincent Millay was an American lyrical poet and playwright. Millay was a renowned social figure and noted feminist in New York City during the Roaring Twenties and beyond. She also wrote prose under the pseudonym Nancy Boyd.

Quotes

Soar, eat ether, see what has never been seen; depart, be lost, but climb.
I love humanity, but I hate people.
It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.

Life
Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling into at night. I miss you like hell.
Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.

Advice
My candle burns at both ends
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -
It gives a lovely light.