Dickinson and Garbo

Talking about Emily Dickinson was particularly interesting to me because I never knew she was such a recluse.  I knew that the majority of her poems were published posthumously, but that was really the extent of my knowledge regarding her.  Her dislike, or even fear, of the outside world was very similar to Greta Garbo’s.  One Garbo quotation came to mind while reading about Dickinson: “The story of my life is about back entrances, side doors, secret elevators, and other ways of getting in and out of places so that people won't bother me.”  Garbo had few friends, like Dickinson, and would only take walks when it was raining so she could hide her face with her umbrella.