Famous Quotes by Seamus Heaney

“If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.”

“All I know is a door into the dark”

If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.

The song of the earth is a message for those who can listen.

Good poetry makes a crack in the world, and allows us to see into it.

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace, and power in it.

The task of poetry is not to find the answers but to bring people to the questions.

Time, the devourer, is always present, always hungry, always working.

In poetry, you discover the value of life that otherwise might have been lost.

A poet's life is one of service, as much as a writer’s life is also one of service to the art.

Poetry can bring people to life in ways that words alone cannot.

We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.

The Irish thing is like a problem of memory and forgetting. We remember what we have to forget, and we forget what we have to remember.

Words are the tools of the poet's trade, and poetry is a way of working those tools.

A good poet is someone who is not afraid to tell the truth.

The act of writing is the act of discovering what you believe.

The great art of poetry is to awaken the soul.

The voice of the poet is the voice of the earth calling to the heart of the listener.

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

In order to write about life first you must live it.

The poet is the maker of connections between things that are not normally connected.

We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.

Poetry is the language of the soul, and it calls for the language of the heart.

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. Our history lives within us, shaping us in ways we do not always understand, guiding us even when we don’t realize it.

In moments of struggle, you find your true voice. When the earth feels heavy and you are weighed down, it is the strength of your words that can set you free.

The act of writing is an act of remembrance. When you write, you are not only creating something new, but you are also preserving what is lost, what is forgotten, and what is worth remembering.

Time moves in mysterious ways, and in the quietest moments, it can reveal to us the most profound truths about who we are and where we come from.

It is a poet's task to make what is hidden visible, to take the simple things of life and elevate them with the power of words, giving them a new meaning and resonance.

Nature is a constant source of wonder. Through the rhythms of the earth, the seasons, and the landscape, we find not just beauty, but a language to express our innermost thoughts and feelings.

The poetry of the past is not an escape from the present but a way to deepen our understanding of it. By looking backward, we find the wisdom to face forward.

If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way. The right words make all the difference, for they have the power to both reflect and shape the world around us.

Poetry is the silence and the speech between the words. It is where the heart connects with the mind, and the soul is allowed to be its most honest self.

Words are a powerful form of resistance. They can carry memory, protest, and hope. In the most difficult of times, the right words can give voice to the silenced and a face to the forgotten.