Joyce Carol Oates
Author, Poet
"Of our hurts we make monuments of survival. If we survive."
Monument quotes
Monument
28 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Francis Bacon
Philosopher, Statesman
"Out of monuments, names, words proverbs ...and the like, we do save and recover somewhat from the deluge of time."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poet, Novelist
"My patience has dreadful chilblains from standing so long on a monument."
Thomas Jefferson
Politician, Founding Father
"I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past."
Tom Robbins
Novelist, Essayist
"Ultimately, the roast turkey must be regarded as a monument to Boomer's love."
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