Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard, are sweeter

Beauty is truth, truth beauty

Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thoughtAs doth eternity...

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

But thinking never took away tears. Only time did.

Lessons are learned through making mistakes, falling and rising.

Love the quest marriage the conquest divorce the inquest.

Walls have ears. Doors have eyes. Trees have voices. Beasts tell lies. Beware the rain. Beware the snow. Beware the man You think you know. -Songs of Sapphique

The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory.

Mexican writer and diplomat, "Pasado en claro" ("A Draft of Shadows") You learn something the day you die. You learn how to die.

Being in a state of mystery seems to be my calling.

Mr. Lincoln had no hope, and no faith, in the usual acceptation of those words.

I don't always prepare such rich meals. Sometimes I'll just serve a simple quiche, salad and dessert for dinner. During the week I try to eat lightly.