There are a few of the open-air spirits; the more domestic of their tribe gather within-doors, plentiful as swallows under southern eaves.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There is another world, but it is in this one.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

The body is an outstanding source of strength

Disillusioned, people simply carried out their work as intended, drinking away sobriety at the end of each hard shift and repeating the process until death.

Pay no attention to toxic words. What people say is often a reflection of themselves, not you.

In times of trouble, may the Lord keep you safe.

What silence rules the ghostly hoursThat guard the close of human sleep!(“The Testimony of the Suns”)

What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scriptures, I learned in woods and fields. I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.

I think there's a big market in North America [with travelers] going to Lisbon and connecting over Lisbon.

When I am not writing, I'm dying.

We are each responsible for our own life-no other person can be.

I don't understand why it has to be either - or - either socialism or democracy. Why can't we combine things to get the best of each system?