Can there be anything more sad than a girl dying on the day of her first communion, in her new dress. A little bride of death...

There are women whose love only ends with death.

The main thing for inner contentment is to be in a state of grace. And there is an artistic state of grace, for art is a kind of religion.

...without knowing why, he yielded to the temptation of those lips and flung onto them, eating them, partaking of their sacrament... Eucharist of love with a red host!

You retain the Ki. Whether or not you become a warrior is for you to discover.

Poetry’s circular fulfillment was so persistent, when I was weak it gave me strength.

The motive of man is a mystery.

Come little cottage girl, you seem to want my cup of tea; and will you take a little cream? Now tell the truth to me!

You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.

The great task of our time is to build a global society, where people can live together in peace

There are times to kill and times not to kill. Please bear this in mind with grave consideration.

All history is the history of thought.

It's always great to have another chance at something.