Ah, Christ, I love you rings to the wild sky And I must think a little of the past: When I was ten I told a stinking lie That got a black boy whipped.

Men expect too much, do too little.

The dusk runs down the lane driven like hail; Far off a precise whistle is escheat To the dark; and then the towering weak and pale.

Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker.

Other psychological theories say a good deal about compensation.

The day's at end and there's nowhere to go, Draw to the fire, even this fire is dying; Get up and once again politely lying Invite the ladies toward the mistletoe.

The mission for the day is to encourage students to think beyond traditional career opportunities, prepare for future careers and entrance into the workplace.

I have felt darkness lead me by the hand Over the hill to greet the singing dawn.

In the cold morning the rested street stands up To greet the clerk who saunters down the world.

So face with calm that heritage And earn contempt before the age.

Experience means conflict, our natures being what they are, and conflict means drama.

Every tragedy and triumph, every win and failure have made me who I am.

Wolves in shells are crueler than stray ones.

It's always funny to me when people meet me. They really think I'm from the East coast off top. When they get to talkin' to me, they go "Oh no, she's sooooo Southern"

No Carthaginian denied Moloch, because to do so would have required more courage that was required to face death in battle.

I'm magically delicious.

... life itself is brief, and that is what charges the day with such ridiculous beauty.

Since it's now fashionable to laugh at the conservative French Academy, I have remained a rebel by joining it.

It's hard to get up at 6am when you're wearing silk pyjamas.

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

There are some persons who are content with everything and others who are scarcely content with anything. These latter need patience to bear with themselves.