Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted

Sometimes The Devil is a gentleman.

Through the sunset of hope, Like the shapes of a dream, What paradise islands of glory gleam!

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.

Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not; Truth be veiled, but still it burneth; Love repulsed, - but it returneth!

Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear.

Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, - To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

Soul meets soul on lovers' lips.

Don't be a drag.Just be a queen.

Perseverance is the enemy of doubt.

Down on my knees again. Worship isn’t enough.”Peter leaned forward and rubbed his forehead against Charlie’s. “I’m going to like this, ” he murmured. “Daily services. Hourly services.

For us, there's no other option than to hold to the tenets of our faith

Don't cry because first priority is happiness.

Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.

The first quality of courage is the willingness to launch with no guarantees. The second quality of courage is the ability to endure when there is no success in sight.

Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion.

A coward is the kindest animal; 'Tis the most forgiving creature in a fight.

Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.