Death must be an evil and the gods agree; for why else would they live for ever?

You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us

Beauty endures only for as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow.

What cannot be said will be wept.

Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us

Whatever one loves most is beautiful.

Once again love drives me on, that loosener of limbs, bittersweet creature against which nothing can be done.

Although only breath, words which I command are immortal.

Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.

All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long.

Love shook my heart/ Like the wind on the mountain/ Troubling the oak-trees

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.

One of the many reasons I love libraries. Everyone is lost and not wanting to be found in a library.

All good fortune is a gift of the gods and ... you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good but by being bold.

Not even the brightest future can make up for the fact that no roads lead back to what came before - to the innocence of childhood or the first time we fell in love.

The carrion birds sat about the topmost corners of the houses with their wings outstretched in attitudes of exhortation like dark little bishops.

Even if someone is overcome with rage, it takes amazing arrogance to kill.

First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory.

From Mr. [Donald] Trump's perspective, right, he simply heard [Vladimir] Putin compliment him. He then responded by complimenting him. He never thought that he might be being played.

If you're going to play a prostitute, you can't be too squeamish about that sort of thing. It's just part of the job, since the role requires it.