The spirit of poetry, like all other living powers, must of necessity circumscribe itself by rules, were it only to unite power with beauty.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

She kissed him… long enough he could almost hear her thoughts. Long enough that he began to know her story, know what she had been through.

My acupuncturist once told me that it doesn't have to hurt to work. She might have meant the needles, but I think she really meant love.

That's my parenting style - 'Go watch the TV.' I'm one of 11 children, and my mother's parenting style was, 'There's the TV. Go watch it. Mommy's got 10 other people to take care of.'

How about this, have you ever farted so hard you shivered?

Understanding someone, and loving him despite that understanding, is a trait more often found in angels than in mankind.

When your language is nowhere near Turing-complete, syntactic sugar can be your friend.

Our Heavenly Father wants our hearts to be knit together. That union in love is not simply an ideal. It is a necessity

The Colorado River did not form the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon was formed as the flood went down.

Reputation, like a face, is the symbol of its possessor and creator, and another can use it only as a mask.

One of the greatest accomplishments in this world would be that of lifting human hearts. Blessed are they who are kind and considerate of the feelings of other people.