Fashion is a potency in art, making it hard to judge between the temporary and the lasting.

Faith and joy are the ascensive forces of song.

A critic must accept what is best in a poet, and thus become his best encourager.

Above the clouds I lift my wing To hear the bells of Heaven ring; Some of their music, though my fights be wild, To Earth I bring; Then let me soar and sing!

Men are egotists, and not all tolerant of one man's selfhood; they do not always deem the amities elective.

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.

Worth, courage, honor, these indeed Your sustenance and birthright are.

Music waves eternal wands,-- Enchantress of the souls of mortals!

But every human path leads on to God; He holds a myriad finer threads than gold, And strong as holy wishes, drawing us With delicate tension upward to Himself.

Genius does not need a special language; it uses newly whatever tongue it finds.

Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.

Their sudden intimacy was like the explosive combustion that engulfs and consumes a moth that has fluttered too close to a candle flame

My quotes are being used in other authors creations. To be recognized while I'm alive has surpassed my expectations

You got an all-out prize fight, you wait 'til the fight's over, one guy's left standing and that's how you know who's won.

He knew that Hop-Frog was not fond of wine; for it excited the poor cripple almost to madness; and madness is no comfortable feeling.

But the truth of the matter is, to live a good life, as a good person, it doesn't matter how you got there. It just matters that you do.

The eye doesn't see any shapes, it sees only what is differentiated through light and dark or through colors.

I believe in divine inspiration and things like that and I really relish a good, attentive, participating audience.

What I've found is that stage is very much a foundation of acting. It's where it all began and you're working with that repetition.

The same fire" (which he decides to be material) " torments the damned in hell and the just in purgatory...The least pain in purgatory exceeds the greatest in this life.

A coerced "choice" does not reflect virtue, only compliance.