Emily Dickinson Quotes


They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.


Citations

Dickinson, Emily. The Poems of Emily Dickinson, edited by Thomas H. Johnson, Belknap Press, 1955.

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Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
  • Born: December 10, 1830
  • Died: May 15, 1886
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Little known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.