May Sarton
May Sarton was a prolific American poet, novelist, and memoirist known for her deeply introspective and lyrical writing. Born in 1912 in Belgium and raised in the United States, Sarton explored themes of solitude, aging, and the creative process. Her works, including "Journal of a Solitude" and "The House by the Sea," offer profound insights into the human experience, making her a beloved figure in 20th-century literature.
Book summaries for books written by May Sarton
Quotes
I am just something to be used up, to be thrown away when I am no longer needed.
We all have to die. That is the one thing we cannot escape.
It is not right to be treated as though we were not people.
There must be some way of going on living until we die.
I have no desire to be a child again. I have fought too hard to be what I am.
I am not going to be made a non-person just because I am old and not well.
I have nothing to lose now. That makes me very dangerous.
We are all in the end alone, each one of us.
It is a terrible thing to be old, a terrible thing to be so alone.
We must go on trying to express ourselves, even if it is only for a little while.
I can keep my dignity because I do not ask for anything.
We are all in the end alone, but it was not meant to be so.