Beauty is not caused. It is.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right.

I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet.

A bambiraptor is a savage baby dear.

There are two ways to read Scripture - the way a lawyer reads a will and the way an heir reads a will.

I'm tired of everybody. Please forgive me.

All government is an ugly necessity.

Nature is the living, visible garment of God.

Do you have no sense of self-preservation?

Boundless intemperance In nature is a tyranny. It hath been Th' untimely emptying of the happy throne And fall of many kings.

If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.