The tragic element in poetry is like Saturn in alchemy, — the Malevolent, the Destroyer of Nature ; but without it no true Aurum Potabile, or Elixir of Life, can be made.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.

Well did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chainsaw?-- Pam to Jessica, True Blood

There is a courage of happiness as well as a courage of sorrow.

Hours are golden links, God's token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them, lest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.

The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.

...all them things I don't know could get you killed if I come to know them

If you can't look in the mirror and genuinely love 100% of what you see, how can you possibly say "i love you" to someone else.

There's no way you can shoot low-budget stuff on lots of locations. It's just a practicality thing because every time you move, it costs time and money.

Sometimes funerals can be good. It reunites you with your cousins you haven't seen in a while.

Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered.