He suffered much, but he understood the mystery of pain: he knew that tears make all things shine.

The professors in the academy say, “Do not make the model more beautiful than she is, ” and my soul whispers, “O if you could only paint the model as beautiful as she really is.

Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels.

Poetry is a necessity of life.

From biscuit to brides, if there is anything their children really want, parents have a problem.

I have never met a man who has given me as much trouble as myself.

The round towers of the castles looked as if they were so firmly encrusted in the sky that, to get to their other side, one would have to hew out a passage through the celestial marble.

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.

It can't be pretty without being ugly first.

The Spirit could not create matter as anything different from Itself, for it had only Itself as the tissue or material with which to build the cosmos.

I think female drummers are great. I think there should more of them.