If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

Sweet April's tears, Dead on the hem of May.

Yet through all, we know this tangled skein is in the hands of One, Who sees the end from the beginning: He shall unravel all.

Style, after all, rather than thought, is the immortal thing in literature.

Thoughts must come naturally, like wild-flowers; they cannot be forced in a hot-bed, even although aided by the leaf-mould of your past.

In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.