He that desires to print a book, should much more desire, to be a book.

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.

It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God

Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.

I don't look where I'm going, I look where I've been.

With nature's help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.

There is no reason why, with the huge potential for market out there in the world for fuel-efficient vehicles, we can't be the cutting edge for change.

Sculptors are obliged to follow the manners of the painters, and to make many ample folds, which are unsufferable hardness, and more like a rock than a natural garment.

What is thinkable is also possible.

The competition is not really friendly or peaceful. It leads to oppression in some ways.

I think my favorite for music and spirit is Ray Gomez.

Illusions are like umbrellas - you no sooner get them than you lose them, and the loss always leaves a little painful wound.