Sarah KayFingers interlocked like a beautiful accordion of flesh or a zipper of prayer331Philosophy
Sarah KayLife will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lung… ▶333LifeThought
Sarah KayThere is hurt that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetrybecause no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to… ▶356Sadness
Sarah KayIt does not matter how strong your gravity is, we were always meant to fly. ✨ Sarah Kay's Way with Words. On Being with Krista Tippett, onbeing.org. June 13, 2013.367Reading
Sarah KayI want [my daughter] to look at the world through the underside of a glass-bottom boat, to look through a microscope at the galaxies that exist on the pinpoint of a human mind. 325HumanityThought
Sarah KayIt is equally important to listen as it is to speak. ✨ Sarah Kay's Way with Words. On Being with Krista Tippett, onbeing.org. June 13, 2013.337Thought
Sarah KayThere are parts of me I only recognize from photographs.317Reflection
Sarah KaySpoken word teaches that if you have the ability to express yourself and the courage to present those stories and opinions, you could be rewarded with a room full of your peers or… ▶284Time
Sarah KayIf I should have a daughter… I’m gonna paint the solar system on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say ‘oh I know that like the back of… ▶3310Sadness
Sarah KayYou can only fit so many words in a postcard, only so many in a phone call, only so many into space before you forget that words are sometimes used for things other than filling e… ▶285Time
Sarah KayBecause there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away. ✨ Sarah Kay, If I should have a… ▶2910Time
Sarah KayMy self-confidence can be measured out in teaspoons mixed into my poetry, and it still always tastes funny in my mouth. ✨ Sarah Kay's Way with Words. On Being with Kris… ▶202Humor
Sarah KayForgive yourself for the decisions you have made, the ones you still call mistakes when you tuck them in at night. ✨ Sarah Kay's Commencement Address at Scripps College… ▶171Thought
Sarah KayI use poetry to help me work through what I don’t understand, but I show up to each new poem with a backpack full of everywhere else that I’ve been.184Reading
Sarah KayIt’s not just the adage ‘write what you know,’ it’s about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience you’ve collected up to now to help you dive into the things you don’t kn… ▶2410Life
Sarah KayIs there a word for the moment you win tug-of-war? When the weight gives, and all that extra rope comes hurtling towards you, how even though you've won, you still end up with mud… ▶195Time
Sarah KayThis world is made out of sugar. It can crumble so easily but don’t be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it. ✨ Sarah Kay's Way with Words. On Being with Krista … ▶207Philosophy
Sarah KaySome people read palms to tell your future, but I read hands to tell your past. Each scar makes a story worth telling. Each callused palm, each cracked knuckle is a missed punch o… ▶207HopeHumanityReading
Sarah KayMost days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash. ✨ Sara… ▶175HopeHumanityLife
Sarah KayBut in Hiroshima, some people were wiped clean away, leaving only a wristwatch or a diary page. So no matter that I have inhibitions to fill all my pockets, I keep trying, hoping … ▶219HumanityReading
Sarah KayIf I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's going to call me Point B. ✨ If I should have a daughter. TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2011.147Love
Sarah KayHands learn more than minds do, hands learn how to hold other hands.1610Thought
Sarah KayIf I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's going to call me Point B, because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me. 138Thought
Sarah KaySuch a little thing really, a kiss... most people don't give it a moment's consideration. They kiss on meeting, they kiss on parting, that simple touching of flesh is taken entire… ▶149HumanityReflectionTime
