“Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.”
Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…
“Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.”
Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…
“Dreamer of dreams, born out of my due time,
Why should I strive to set the crooked straight?”
William Morris (1834–1896) author, designer, and craftsman
The Earthly Paradise (1868-70), Apology
Context: Dreamer of dreams, born out of my due time,
Why should I strive to set the crooked straight?
Let it suffice me that my murmuring rhyme
Beats with light wing against the ivory gate,
Telling a tale not too importunate
To those who in the sleepy region stay,
Lulled by the singer of an empty day.
“Dreams come true all the time, just not for the dreamers”
Eoin Colfer (1965) Irish author of children's books
“Revolution only needs good dreamers who remember their dreams.”
Tennessee Williams Camino Real
Camino Real (1953)
Context: You said, "They're harmless dreamers and they're loved by the people." — "What," I asked you, "is harmless about a dreamer, and what," I asked you, "is harmless about the love of the people? — Revolution only needs good dreamers who remember their dreams."
“Shall Earth no more inspire thee,
Thou lonely dreamer now?”
Emily Brontë (1818–1848) English novelist and poet
Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee (May 1841)
Context: Shall Earth no more inspire thee,
Thou lonely dreamer now?
Since passion may not fire thee
Shall Nature cease to bow?
Thy mind is ever moving
In regions dark to thee;
Recall its useless roving —
Come back and dwell with me
“For I have always been a seeker, a dreamer, and a ponderer on seeking and dreaming…”
H.P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) American author
Source: Night Ocean et autres nouvelles
“A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.”
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) British comic actor and filmmaker
“You ought to dream. All our biggest businessmen have been dreamers.”
Ernest Hemingway book The Sun Also Rises
Source: The Sun Also Rises