The raven spread out its glossy wings and departed like hope.

Speechless, castaway, and wry, a spellbound oddity am I. My feet are planted in the clay, my gaze is locked upon the sky.

I want you and it will be so, While I have life.

The measure of happiness is merely the difference between expectations and outcomes. It is not concerned with what one possesses – it is concerned with how content one is with what one possesses.

Time was spinning numerous threads for its tapestry, some to be woven together, some to entangle or fray, others merely to perish and pass away.

Mindful of not thanking their benefactors, in case, like wights, they took offense, she added, "Your kindness is gratefully acknowledged. May your trees be forever fruitful.

She had seen what it cost him and her heart quickened with compassion. For that alone, she might have loved him almost.

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.

Forgiving others simply means that you refuse to be a prisoner of a past that you can't change, and shackled to decisions that you didn't make.

[F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe.

Great horror movies are earned. 'Halloween' is an earned picture. Every moment of grotesque violence is earned by the suspense they're able to maintain getting there.

There's nothing you can take for granted; not a single day, not a single minute, not a single relationship.

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

Every character I do is something special to me. Every time you score with a great character relationship in a movie, it becomes your baby.

Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth his kindness. And he's a good judge of character.

Simple diet is best: for many dishes bring many diseases, and rich sauces are worse than even heaping several meats upon each other.

It is an awesome thing to comprehend that what a human being dreams and imagines can be realized.