My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends —
It gives a lovely light.


"First Fig" from A Few Figs from Thistles (1920)

Edna St. Vincent Millay Quotes

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends — It gives a lovely light.

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends — It gives a lovely light.

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends — It gives a lovely light.

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends — It gives a lovely light.