. . . Change is the nursery Of musicke, joy, life and eternity.

No Spring nor Summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?

Twice or thrice had I loved thee before I knew thy face or name, so in a voice, so in a shapeless flame, angels affect us oft, and worshiped be.

What gnashing is not a comfort, what gnawing of the worm is not a tickling, what torment is not a marriage bed to this damnation, to be secluded eternally, eternally, eternally from the sight of God?

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

i had a dream when i was 22 that someday i would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till i came to one of the poles of the earth

I've still got a lot to learn about Washington. Thursday, I accidentally spent some of my own money.

As leaders, it all comes down to trust. Do you trust the sovereignty of God?

Performing in front of a live audience can be pretty intimidating, so having a full head of hair was important to me.

Every thing is changing every minute.

Love is too large, too deep ever to be truly understood or measured or limited within the framework of words.

LOVE your taste in subject matter... perfect summer reading!

Lord, if what I'm doing is wrong, then by all means strike me down. Otherwise set me free.

You can only do a thing for the first time once, and that goes for falling in love.

Infinite hungers leap no more I in the chance swaying of your dress; and love has changed to kindliness.