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I’m Nobody! Who are you?
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I’m Nobody! Who are you?
First Published Version (Posthumous) 1891:
I’m nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody too?
Then there’s a pair of us — don’t tell!
They’d banish us; you know!
How dreary to be somebody!
How public like a frog
To tell one’s name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!
Corrected version from author’s mss. 1999 by R.W. Franklin:
I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!
How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!
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Emily Dickinson’s poem “I’m Nobody! Who Are You?” explores themes of identity, social isolation, and the contrast between public recognition and private anonymity. The speaker embraces being a “nobody,” finding freedom in obscurity, while critiquing the superficiality of those who crave attention as “somebodies”.
Here are some of Emily Dickinson’s most famous and inspiring quotes, drawn from her poetry and letters:
From Poems:
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.”
“Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and Immortality.”
“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.”
“Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.”
“A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.”
From Letters and Reflections:
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.”
“Forever is composed of nows.”
“To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.”
“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.”
“I dwell in possibility.”
On Life and Nature:
“Nature is a haunted house—but Art—is a house that tries to be haunted.”
“Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.”
“Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.”
These quotes reflect Dickinson’s profound insights into themes like hope, mortality, love, and the human experience. Her unique style and perspective continue to resonate with readers worldwide.
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Created: April 7, 2025
Last modified: April 7, 2025
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