Sometimes thou seem'st not as thyself alone, But as the meaning of all things that are.

Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky.

The worst moment for the atheist is when he is really thankful and has nobody to thank.

Beauty without the beloved is a like a sword through the heart.

Look in my face; my name is Might-have-been; I am also call'd No-more, Too-late, Farewell.

You have been mine before - How long ago I may not know: But just when at that swallow's soar, your neck turned so, Some veil did fall, - I knew it all of yore.

It is beautiful, the world, and life itself. I am glad I have lived.

Places that are empty of you are empty of life.

The Wombat is a Joy, a Triumph, a Delight, a Madness!

If God in his wisdom have brought closeThe day when I must die,That day by water or fire or airMy feet shall fall in the destined snareWherever my road may lie.

Her hair that lay along her back Was yellow like ripe corn.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire: it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism.

People who have the most birthdays live the longest.

The Army confronted racial integration when it was still unpopular in society. It has been struggling to more fully integrate women. Its troops, after all, reflect society.

I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.

When she is alone in the rooms I hear her humming to keep herself from thinking.

For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.

If I, in some small way can help people to see that there is this huge, incredible life on the other side of addiction, you know, I will feel accomplished in my job.

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

I sit before flowers 
hoping they will train me in the art 
of opening up