As the bud a leaf, so at last the thought becomes a word.

The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love.

Every veil secretly desires to be lifted, except the veil of Hypocrisy.

In the religion of Love the courtesan is a heretic; but the nun is an atheist.

Love is God's essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.

It is no wonder if Art frequently prefers Illusion to Truth: for Illusion is her servant, but Truth her mistress.

If Pity come as Pity, bid her stay; But if in guise of Love, chase her away.

Life without Love is as a flower without fragrance.

Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.

Wail not too wildly for expiring Love: The Love that dies was never quite alive.

Trust Love, nor fear to soar upon his track. The wings that bore to Heaven will bear thee back.

A rule without exceptions is an instrument capable of doing mischief to the innocent and bringing grief -- as well as injustice -- to those who should gain exemptions from the rule's functioning.

I'm sorry I ever invented the Electoral College.

Education is necessary to unlearn privilege, unlearn exclusion, unlearn discrimination, unlearn prejudice, unlearn war.

One possible reason that I don't believe in fate is that I wasn't fated to.

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.

I'm lucky enough that, in my career, people think that attaching my name to something helps it a little bit.

If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies.

Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write a sentimental poem is an act of redundancy.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if you believe in god, you're wrong.

when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.