I must go down to the seas again to the lonely sea and the sky And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

I have seen the Lady April bringing the daffodils, Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.

Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, With a cargo of ivory, And apes and peacocks, Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

I hold that when a person dies / His soul returns again to earth; / Arrayed in some new flesh disguise / Another mother gives him birth / With sturdier limbs and brighter brain.

O lovely lily clean, O lily springing green, O lily bursting white, Dear lily of delight, Spring in my heart agen That I may flower to men.

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.

Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.

What am I, Life? A thing of watery salt Held in cohesion by unresting cells, Which work they know not why, which never halt, Myself unwitting where their Master dwells?

To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.

Anytime you feel love for anything, be it stone, tree, lover, or child, you are touched by the Goddess's magick...

The last time I took drugs, I probably took more than anybody could survive.

Mostly, I'm drawn to great characters and great worlds that use weird things for their language - whether it's dance, whether it's pop music with Justin Bieber, or whether it's magic.

Those Europeans, they know how to negotiate.

I wanted to apply to the astronaut program after the Challenger accident

The 'kingdom of heaven is within,' indeed, but we must also create one without, because we are intended to act upon our circumstances.

He feels all our sorrows, needs, and burdens as his own. That is why it is said that the sufferings of believers are called the sufferings of Christ.

Some things you can never leave behind. They don't belong to the past. They belong to you.

The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell a story about it.

Being a dancer meant you nearly always thought about food.