In complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.

Every one who has seriously investigated a novel question, who has really interrogated Nature with a view to a distinct answer, will bear me out in saying that it requires intense and sustained effort of imagination.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed.

Books have become our dearest companions, yielding exquisite delights and inspiring lofty aims.

Remember that every drop of rain that falls bears into the bosom of the earth a quality of beautiful fertility.

The artist is called a creator.