I agree about Shaw - he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted corridor.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There is another world, but it is in this one.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

No one is to blame because there is no one other than you. Nothing is to disrespect because there is nothing other than you.

We are surrounded by adversity but we shall triumph because we have a greater spirit

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food is only going to be as good as the sum of its parts, like anything else.

To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.

I wish my life could be like that, knotted up so that even if something broke, the whole thing wouldn't come apart.

I don't think you should ever start a business and move in a direction where you can't see it becoming a business.

Prayers and promises. The one his sister made to him. The unspoken one I made to my sister. Prayers are promises, too, and these are the days of broken promises.