The temptation to vivify the tale and make it walk abroad on its own legs is hard to deny.
Her heart is older than her head; yea, her emotion is the mother of her reason
It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones or women, swords or pens, gold or fame, the game's the thing.
A woman and a mouse, they carry a tale wherever they go.
Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful.
There is indeed no such thing in life as absolute darkness; one's eyes revolt and hasten to fill the vacuum by floating in sparks, dream patterns, figures whimsical and figures grotesque, shifting and clad in complementary colors, to appease the indignant cups and rods of the retina.