And the drawing near of Death, which alike levels all, alike impresses all with a last revelation, which only an author from the dead could adequately tell.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

You're wearing a lace thong?" Dolly clapped her hands. "That's absolutely perfect for romance.

I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.

The tests and exams were not so difficult to pass but we fail a 'yes' or 'no' answer when it comes to dealing with sin

Why should anyone hear the Gospel twice, before everyone has heard it once?

I can't see any value in being a celebrity, famous for being famous.

I said the photograph isn't what was photographed, it's something else. It's about transformation. And that's what it is.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

God is an inexhaustible source of all we need. Our unbelief is discovered in how little we avail ourselves of this infinite fountain

Our call is to be God's agents, to rescue not only the human race but the whole of creation.

There has been a vast output of critical studies in contemporary poetry, some of them first rate, but I do not think that , as a rule, a poet should read them.