A flow'ret crushed in the bud, A nameless piece of Babyhood, Was in her cradle-coffin lying; Extinct, with scarce the sense of dying

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

The greatest pleasure I know, is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.

How some they have died, and some they have left me, And some are taken from me; all are departed; All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

A poor relation—is the most irrelevant thing in nature.

How convalescence shrinks a man back to his pristine stature! where is now the space, which he occupied so lately, in his own, in the family's eye?

For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print.

Sometimes you're not ready to give the world quite what it wants. And that's okay, because the Earth is generously patient.

For the first time I realized I could be more than a crawling little pile of bones and flesh in a onesie.

Because this is what I believe - that second chances are stronger than secrets. You can let secrets go. But a second chance? You don't let that pass you by.

I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.

It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.

We smile at the women who are eagerly following the fashions in dress whilst we are as eagerly following the fashions in thought.

I'm literally online all day long, and if I don't get back to everyone, I'll stay up all night.

Listening and talking to my teammates has helped me learn the NBA game. I know that talent can only take you so far.

It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.

The next time you get nervous about others opinions, look them mentally in the eye and say, "What you think of me is none of my business."