Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God 'tisglory; and when men aspire, 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Self-defense is Nature's eldest law.

…So when the last and dreadful hour This crumbling pageant shall devour, The trumpet shall be heard on high, The dead shall live, the living die, And Music shall untune the sky

He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey'd, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade; Not moving forward, yet with every bound Pressing, and seeming still to quit his ground.

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.

Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.

Dead men tell no tales.

Dancing is the poetry of the foot.

The sooner you treat your son as a man, the sooner he will be one.

Fortune befriends the bold.

Helen's books were her friends, "the kind you invite for dinner in the middle of winter, " she'd told him, " and spend all night talking and never go to bed.

I would never dream of killing an excellent tailor, not even to keep a secret that could endanger my life.

If human help fails, God will never forsake thee.

I always like the idea of doing interviews with somebody but completely seriously not ever mentioning what that person is generally known for.

Rampant eclecticism is my middle name.

Paul Scholes is just fantastic. When you play alongside him, you realise what a special talent he is.

I identified very much with punk, not only in the fashion sector, but in every other sector. The very nature of doing something new and free meant something that was against authority.

Saying "I'll try" really means "I'm not really committed."

I never have a thematic intention at the outset.

Where there is money there is no art.