But we have been taught to see before our eyes have found out a way of seeing for themselves.

A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.

The desert of virginity Aches in the hotness of her mouth.

My soul is like this cloudy, flaming opal ring.

The clamours of spring are the same old delicate noises, The earth renews its magical youth at a breath.

Vaguely conscious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion, art.

As perfume doth remain In the folds where it hath lain, So the thought of you, remaining Deeply folded in my brain, Will not leave me: all things leave me: You remain.

The wind is rising on the sea,The windy white foam-dancers leap;And the sea moans uneasily,And turns to sleep, and cannot sleep.

The English mist is always at work like a subtle painter, and London is a vast canvas prepared for the mist to work on.

To have loved, to have been made happy thus, / What better fate has life in store for us?

I had my dreams of Venice, but nothing that I had dreamed was as impossible as what I found.

God is the composer

Always be a blessing to others

Walking with God's guidance makes every path of success walkable.

Weakness derives from the soul. Most everyone has one, which gives a woman like me leverage. Leverage to play people to my liking, and so I do.

Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately.

Whatever you love most, be it sports, pleasure, business or God, that is your god!

I have been back in Paris for two weeks. Nothing new. Life is still bitter.

Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do.

A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections

Let us march immediately, and never lay down our arms until we obtain our independence.