Here's the difficulty about suicide: it is an act of ambition that can be committed only when one has passed beyond ambition.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

We need space to be productive, we need places to go to be free.

Love is a magical shelter where you will feel yourself safe beneath it!

There's a lot more to ridin' a horse than just sittin' in the saddle and lettin' yer feet hang down.

Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)

Young children see the innocence of life, while some adults live in innocence.

Snobs talk as if they had begotten their own ancestors.

This may surprise you, but there were a large number of valuable buys during the Depression.

I swear, I’ve never met any demon as annoying as you are.” “You haven’t met my youngest brother.

Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.

Somebody approached me about writing a biography on me, I told them they were too late.