The advocates of literal interpretation have been the most efficacious enemies of those doctrines whose nature they profess to venerate.

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.

The sun rises each morning to shed light on the things we may have overlooked the day before.

Life is water, dancing to the tune of solids.

And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East.

More and more people are defining themselves not by what they are about, but by what they are against, what they are overcoming, the thing that is wrong with them.

That's what life is for, to find that joy in yourself.

Truth is a woman. That is why it is enigmatic.

Those conspiracies that are too incredible to be believed, are by the same right, those which most often succeed.

Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive. They're really great supporters, and they really love music. I think it's a total outlet for them.

Children are to be won to follow liberal studies by exhortations and rational motives, and on no account to be forced thereto by whipping.

And when I'm in my car I'm laid back I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat But that's flat