Children born of fairy stock Never need for shirt or frock, Never want for food or fire, Always get their heart's desire.

Love is a universal migraine. A bright stain on the vision, Blotting out reason.

There is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting.

There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.

Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.

The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.

Kill if you must, but never hate: Man is but grass and hate is blight, The sun will scorch you soon or late, Die wholesome then, since you must fight

I was last in Rome in AD 540 when it was full of Goths and their heavy horses. It has changed a great deal since then.

New beginnings and new shoots Spring again from hidden roots Pull or stab or cut or burn, Love must ever yet return.

What we now call "finance" is, I hold, an intellectual perversion of what began as warm human love.

I was thinking, "So, I’m Emperor, am I? What nonsense! But at least I'll be able to make people read my books now.

Give the child a taste of meditation by creating a climate and atmosphere of love, acceptance and silence.

I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent.

To struggle is difficult but to surrender is easy. Surrender is the beginning of devotion.

When you live your life in alignment with a purpose that is centered on selflessly adding value for others, opportunities become abundant and your life becomes fulfilled.

Everybody has some dysfunction in their families.

All our clients know that we're there, we're steady, we do a good job, we earn a fair return for ourselves, which I think is critical.

I don't like directors that just say, Stand there and now do this.

You just have to make sure the model you're working on does not undersell your product.

The music beckons to those who are listening.

A best friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself