By the time I was eleven years old, I had been taught that nature, far from abhorring a Vacuum, positively adores it.

Eccentricity is not, as some would believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.

What is the special privilege of youth? It is, I think, the power of looking forward, the firm belief that the future holds something that is worth possessing, and that, therefore, one can let the present moment drop from one without regret and without fear.

The great sins and fires break out of me like the terrible leaves from the bough in the violent spring. I am a walking fire, I am all leaves.

All great poetry is dipped in the dyes of the heart.

It is part of the poet's work to show each man what he sees but does not know he sees.

One's own surroundings means so much to one, when one is feeling miserable.