Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare to live.

It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living.

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Light is the shadow of God.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture.

There are mystically in our faces certain characters which carry in them the motto of our souls, wherein he that cannot read may read our natures.

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument.

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich.

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

It felt as though they were the only people in the world, two young women about to bury the symbol of their helplessness, as if that's all it would take to make them whole again.

Approaching others with a loving heart enables you to be more caring, compassionate, and empathetic. What’s not to love about that?

The first thing a man will do for his ideals is lie.

I accepted that the Bible was inspired. with out that one piece you might as well be in a library looking for answers

Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.

How slow life is, how violent hope is.

Stay here, baby … Trust me, okay? Don’t run.

I see a lot of parents now who are really supporting their kids playing music.

Don't give in to excuses that can keep you from really living the best life God has for you.

If you deprive yourself of something, you're going to want it more.