Theodore Roethke Quotes about Joy

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Love begets love. This torment is my joy.

Love, Joy, Torment

Theodore Roethke (1975). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, Anchor Books

Being, not doing, is my first joy.

Joy, Firsts

Theodore Roethke (2011). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, p.316, Anchor