A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to ch... - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This quote is attributed to Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

"A poet is a nightingale who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Solitude

Poet Critic English 1772–1834

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"Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception."

"The greatest object of human life is living in the present moment."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"Sometimes being the best means being the loneliest."

"Solitude gives us time to reflect on what matters"

"I'm not good with people, never have been."

"I feel like I'm disappearing."