Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

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.

In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.

We are each what never leaves us, what we never seethe back ofis the self. But what loves usis at the back, as Eurydice wasescorting him outwithout his knowing.

Civic participants don't aim to make life better merely for members of the group. They want to improve even the lives of people who never participate...

Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas - an idea a page.

Being a Celtic supporter is not always easy, but it is always worthwhile.

We live in a world of unused and misapplied knowledge and skill.

I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the answer is I was never asked.

You decide if you're ready for something. It can come in the guise of, "Oh, I don't think I like this."

I'm not into sugar for kids, but you don't want your kid to be the carrot kid. There's always the kid at the birthday parties carrying a bag of carrots. You've got to let them eat a little cake.

Learn to convert the discomfort of discipline into the satisfaction of personal growth.