Moon Quotes

I love looking up at the sky and staring at the moon. It’s just so bright and beautiful, and it inspires so many writers, poets, and people across the world. Today I’m sharing my favorite moon quotes to read under the moonlight while drinking hot chocolate. Enjoy!

Image shows a drawing of the moon with stars next to it. — I love these moon quotes!

“The wisdom of the Moon is greater than the wisdom of the Earth because the Moon sees the universe better than the Earth can see it.” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.” — Shannon L. Alder
“It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.” — Galileo Galilei
“The Moon was so beautiful that the ocean held up a mirror.” — Ani DiFranco
“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” — W. Clement Stone
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” — Anton Chekhov
“The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.” — Arthur C. Clarke
“Moonlight is sculpture; sunlight is painting.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Everyone is a Moon and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” — Mark Twain
“Life is too short to not have fun; we are only here for a short time compared to the sun and the moon and all that.” — Coolio
“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.”― J.R.R. Tolkien
“The moon can never breathe, but it can take our breath away with the beauty of its cold, arid orb.” — Munia Khan
“Don’t tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the Moon.” — Paul Brandt
“There’s something enchanted about night. All those heavenly bodies, shooting stars, the crescent moon, celestial phenomenon.” —Luanne Rice
“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.” ― William Shakespeare
“Don’t worry if you’re making waves just by being yourself. The moon does it all the time.” — Scott Stabile
“The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.” — Carl Sandburg
“That’s the thing about the moon… the closer she gets to you, the rougher the seas. Unless, of course, you are the sun.” — Erin Van Vuren
“The moon stared at me through sprinkled nighttime stardust and I alone smile.” – Jay Long
“I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the cosmos.” — Tom Hanks
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” — George Carlin
“The new Moon is an auspicious time for a fresh start.” — Cerridwen Greenleaf
“I feel like the moon is a very beautiful woman. She’s in control.” — Ravyn Lenae
“We all shine on…like the moon and the stars and the sun…we all shine on…come on and on and on…” ― John Lennon
“I’ve never seen a moon in the sky that, if it didn’t take my breath away, at least misplaced it for a moment.” — Colin Farrell
“The moon is the reflection of your heart and moonlight is the twinkle of your love.” — Debasish Mridha
“It is no secret that the Moon has no light of her own but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the Sun.” — Vitruvius
“Don’t even try to talk to me when I’m watching the moon. That’s my moon, baby.” — Wendelin Van Draanen
“The Moon affects people in other ways, for a beautiful crescent suspended in a twilit sky can stir our hearts.” — Ken Croswell
“If I tell you there’s cheese on the moon, bring the crackers.” —Tyronn Lue
“You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.” — Gary Allan
“The moon fascinates us in her simplicity.” — Avijeet Das
“The moon, like a flower in heaven’s high bower, with silent delight sits and smiles on the night.” — William Blake
“The moon was reigning over their world, glowing its full splendor to all those willing to look up.” — Irina Serban
“The Moon is our nearest neighbor in space – only about a quarter of a million miles away – and is our faithful companion, staying together with us as we journey around the Sun.” — Patrick Moore
“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon who could not be happy?” —Oscar Wilde
“The full moon – the mandala of the sky.” — Tom Robbins
“The Moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.” – Arthur C. Clarke
“Be both soft and wild. Just like the moon. Or the storm. Or the sea.” — Victoria Erickson
“The moon is the queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the moon.” — Lucille Clifton
“God put the moon in the sky to remind us that our darkest moments lead to our brightest.” — Lynne Ewing
“I will never be a morning person, for the moon and I are much too in love.” —Christopher Poindexter
“I swear, the reason for full moons is so the gods can more clearly see the mischief they create.” — Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Myth
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” – Les Brown
“I’m in no hurry: the sun and the moon aren’t, either. Nobody goes faster than the legs they have. If where I want to go is far away, I’m not there in an instant.” — Alberto Caeiro
“The moon rested right above the mountains, a place I call home.” — Daniel Wallock
“The moon’s a nice place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there.” — John M. Grunsfeld
“The sun loves the moon so much that he dies every night to let her breathe, and in return, she reflects his love.” ―Jeffrey Fry
“But even when the moon looks like it’s waning…it’s actually never changing shape. Don’t ever forget that.” ― Ai Yazawa
“Full moon is a good fisherman; every eyes are easily caught in his net!” — Mehmet Murat ildan
“There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it’s all dark.” — Pink Floyd
“He could well imagine what the moon had given her: pure solitude and tranquility. That was the best thing the moon could give a person.” — Haruki Murakami
“For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us.” – Richard H Baker
“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you. Everything makes music if you really want it to.” ―Giles Andreae
“There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.” — Joseph Conrad
“The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.” —Jean Ingelow
“I like to think that the moon is there, even if I am not looking at it.” — Albert Einstein
“That what secretly flows between us today, will gleam tomorrow, the way full moon does.” — Rafy Rohaan
“Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.” — John Lennon
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” ― John F. Kennedy
“For when I look at the Moon I do not see a hostile, empty world. I see the radiant body where man has taken his first steps into a frontier that will never end.” — David R. Scott
“In presence of the Moon nobody sees stars.” —Amit Kalantri
“The moon is beautiful only when the mind is seeking beauty and the heart is loving.” — Debasish Mridha
“Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night.” – Hal Borland
“I ignored your aura but it grabbed me by the hand like the moon pulled the tide, and the tide pulled the sand.” — Talib Kweli
“And if I could give you the moon, I would give you the moon.” — Phoebe Bridgers
“And all the insects ceased in honor of the moon.” — Jack Kerouac
“Drag me to the moon, to catch a star and seize its brilliance as I’m swept up in amorphous dust.” — Bradley Chicho
“During the day the Sun causes wounds. And in the night the Moon heals the wounds. The mountain waits all day for the night when his moon will be finally bright.” – Suyasha Subedi
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.” — Tahereh Mafi
“Be both soft and wild. Just like the Moon. Or the storm. Or the sea.” —Victoria Erickson
“The harvest moon has no innocence, like the slim quarter moon of a spring twilight, nor has it the silver penny brilliance of the moon that looks down upon the resorts of summer time. Wise, ripe, and portly, like an old Bacchus, it waxes night after night.” — Donald C. Peattie
“You are the sun. You bring warmth, laughter and joy—but he is the moon. He draws me into a world of mystery that I have never known.” – Meredith T. Taylor
“The moon was reigning over their world, glowing its full splendour to all those willing to look up.”— Irina Serban
“The journey of the sun and moon is predictable, but yours is your ultimate art.” — Suzy Kassem
“He could well imagine what the Moon had given her: pure solitude and tranquility. That was the best thing the Moon could give a person.” —Haruki Murakami
“It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun.” — Vitruvius
“I can feel the moon’s love for the earth in my soul when it’s magical silent silvery light touches my heart.” — Debasish Mridha MD
“If you have a problem with the Moon in the sky and you are unhappy, change yourself because the Moon won’t change!” — Mehmet Murat ildan
“Sometimes the light can be so hard to find. At least the moon at the window, the thieves left that behind.” —Joni Mitchell
“When the storm is over and night falls and the moon is out in all its glory and all you’re left with is the rhythm of the sea, of the waves, you know what God intended for the human race, you know what paradise is.” — Harold Pinter
“Be like the moon in someone’s sky and show her the way of life with your loving silvery lights during the darkness.” — Debasish Mridha MD
“Be the moon and inspire people, even when you’re far from full.” — K. Tolnoe
“At night, when the stars light up my room, I sit by myself talking to the moon, trying to get to you.” —Bruno Mars
“And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold.” —Billie Holiday
“The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.” – Deng Ming-Dao
“The moon is queen of everything. She rules the oceans, rivers, rain. When I am asked whose tears these are; I always blame the moon.” — Lucille Clifton
“Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.”- Gautama Buddha
“It was the kind of moon that I would want to send back to my ancestors and gift to my descendants so they know that I too, have been bruised…by beauty.” — Sanober Khan
“The moon showed her face, casting the garden below in silver and shadow.” — Sarah J. Maas
“If you strive for the Moon, maybe you’ll get over the fence.” — James Woods
“We may look at the same moon, but our hearts sing different songs depending on our inner emotions and perceptions.” – Debasish Mridha MD
“Tell me how can I look up at the moon, When I know that moon shines upon you, Through that window in your room, Oh how I wish I had you in my arms see darling I would never let you go.” – Justin Nozuka
“You are my moon who I need to bring me light.” — Avijeet Das
“But even when the moon looks like it’s waning…it’s actually never changing shape. Don’t ever forget that.” ―Ai Yazawa
“Ten years ago, the Moon was an inspiration to poets and an opportunity for lovers. Ten years from now, it will be just another airport.“ — Emmanuel G. Mesthene
“As the seas are claimed, the Moon shall be the jewel in the prize. Claimed, not as a safe haven, but as an island of menace within the sky. And the last nail will have been driven home when humanity realizes their inactive mistakes.” – Anthony T. Hincks
“Moon-kissed balconies and seaside bridges are life itself.” — Gina Marinello-Sweeney
“Cheap little rhymes, a cheap little tune are sometimes as dangerous as a sliver of the moon.” ―Langston Hughes
“The beautiful moon is an antidepressant. Love for her light is in every heart because she is so friendly, loving and forgiving.“ — Debasish Mridha MD
“It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun.” – Vitruvius
“Like the moon of night in the sky, there is still a hope that shines in the darkness of life, even in many shimmering confusions.” — Srinivas Mishra
“On the moon, we have everything.” — Shirley Jackson
“When I look at the moon I do not see a hostile, empty world. I see the radiant body where man has taken his first steps into a frontier that will never end.” — David Scott
“The Moon is magic for the soul and light for the senses.” — Unknown
“The lovely moon may not be able to breathe, but it takes our breath away with her incredible beauty and soft silvery love.” — Debasish Mridha MD
“Let the moon teach you the art of being beautiful and lonely at the same time.” — Anand Thakur
“Darling, the moon is still the moon in all of its phases.” — Isra Al-Thibeh
“The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
“The light of the Moon reminds us that when we share the light of others, we shine in our own unique way.” — Suzy Davies
“From the smallest atom of your being, to the beautiful moon spinning around the Earth, to the largest galaxy of the cosmos, they’re all dancing to the harmonious music of the universe.” — Jim Borna
“Just as we chose to go to the moon, we know it’s never too soon to choose hope.” — Amanda Gorman
“Your thoughts are a veil on the face of the Moon. That Moon is your heart, and those thoughts cover your heart. So let them go, just let them fall into the water.” — Rumi
“We know not to fear death. Because even in death, there is life. Death is not the black night, but its white moon. The honeyed egg of rebirth.” — Elisabeth Thomas
“The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.” —Alice Hoffman
“The moon casts a different face every day. Yet the moon is always the moon. It is always whole. Always reflective.” — Thomas Lloyd Qualls
“Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.” — Gautama Buddha

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