"He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated." ― Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Topic(s): Poetry More From Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach "In youth we learn; in age we understand." "What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible." "We don’t believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack." More In Poetry "I think that’s what poetry does. It allows people to come together and identify with a common thing that is outside of themselves, but which they identify with from the interior."― Diane Wakoski "When you’re looking that far out, you’re giving people their place in the universe, it touches people. Science is often visual, so it doesn’t need translation. It’s like poetry, it touches you."― Story Musgrave "For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ."― Christopher Smart