To have loved, to have been made happy thus, / What better fate has life in store for us?

A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.

The desert of virginity Aches in the hotness of her mouth.

My soul is like this cloudy, flaming opal ring.

The clamours of spring are the same old delicate noises, The earth renews its magical youth at a breath.

Vaguely conscious of that great suspense in which we live, we find our escape from its sterile, annihilating reality in many dreams, in religion, passion, art.

As perfume doth remain In the folds where it hath lain, So the thought of you, remaining Deeply folded in my brain, Will not leave me: all things leave me: You remain.

The wind is rising on the sea,The windy white foam-dancers leap;And the sea moans uneasily,And turns to sleep, and cannot sleep.

The English mist is always at work like a subtle painter, and London is a vast canvas prepared for the mist to work on.

I had my dreams of Venice, but nothing that I had dreamed was as impossible as what I found.

It is in their eyes that their magic resides.

I wouldn’t want to be faster or greener than now if you were with me O you were the best of all my days!

One man’s fight is another man’s freedom.

If your prayers remain unanswered, start fasting

He made a sound close to a growl before speaking. “Why do you resist my assistance?”She stopped walking and faced him. “Because I don't like you.

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

The soul's joy lies in doing.

Historically, a successful life in comedy is a dream that's as equally pondered and unpursued as being an astronaut.

I love a loose-fitting skirt with a cinched waist. A feminine silhouette is a no-stress zone - it's comfortable and I don't have to worry about wardrobe malfunctions!

I shake my head, watching snow tumble and swirl from an all-white sky. The world seems so clean if you only look up

I don't really want to hang out with politicians. I'd rather go straight to hell, and not collect $200.