It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

Grace is neither gentleness nor fragility. Grace is treating yourself, others, and even inanimate objects with respect.

The Atreides are known to start late getting there growth.

Baptists burn more slowly.

But I wouldn't recommend writing. You can be a successful writer and never meet another soul. I'm not sure that's a good thing.

The greatest mystery of all is the human heart.

I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York.

I'm not heart-broken if I don't have a hit. But I guess a hit would help. It makes the money go up a bit.

I was a healthy young man, and I thought I was invincible before I was diagnosed with kidney disease.

Oh won't you stay Stay a while with your own ones Don't ever stray Stray so far from your own ones 'Cause the world is so cold Don't care nothing for your soul That you share with your own ones.

I publish a piece in order to kill it, so that I won't have to fool around with it any longer.