O, it's die we must, but it's live we can, And the marvel of earth and sun Is all for the joy of woman and man And the longing that makes them one." (Between the Dusk of a Summer Night, 13-16)

beyond this place of wrath and tears looms but the horror of the shade

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll; I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

Men may scoff, and men may pray, But they pay Every pleasure with a pain.

Life is worth Living Through every grain of it, From the foundations To the last edge Of the cornerstone, death.

So many are the deaths we die Before we can be dead indeed.

Here is the ghost Of a summer that lived for us, Ere is a promise Of summer to be.

Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Open your heart and take us in, Love-love and me.

Were I so tall as to reach the pole or grasp the ocean at a span, I must be measured by my soul. The mind is the standard of the man.

Night with her train of stars And her great gift of sleep.

I heart my job. I get to make things up for a living.

The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.

It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.

One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.

Don’t feel like you have to take every suggestion people give you. Not every good idea is a God idea.

And so there is magic.

I think if you're feeling great about where you are, everything that led up to it had to be terrific.

He kissed her and killed her then dumped her body in the river.

The rule is you have to dance a little bit in the morning before you leave the house because it changes the way you walk out in the world.

I want people to expect more from me because I expect more. If you don't set goals high, you're not trying.