Underneath Day's azure eyes, Ocean's nursling, Venice lies, A peopled labyrinth of walls, Amphitrite's destined halls

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.

See with your soul and not your eyesbecause to dance with the beasts youmust penetrate their disguise.

Find the alignment between your gifts, skills, experiences and people’s needs. Therein is your secret to tap into the unknown

When God gives you an idea, you must act immediately on it.

Imagine how much you could have saved if you didn't spend a lot of your money on those unnecessary things with the intention of getting attention or feeling "important" in the eyes of others.

The storms in my life have become workshops where I can practice my faith in God's sovereignty.

I always see the absurdity in most situations. It's my experience of how life works.

Alan Smith... very much a striker, by reputation... and by fact

I'm just trying to matter and live a good life and make work that means something to somebody.

They that believe that ignorance is bliss, are ignorant and have never known bliss.

There's nothing more I love than McDonald's dollar menu. With just the change I find between my couch cushions, I can eat something with the nutritional value of a couch cushion.