I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.
Henry David ThoreauThere is danger that we lose sight of what our friend is absolutely, while considering what she is to us alone.
Henry David ThoreauComparatively, we can excuse any offense against the heart, but not against the imagination. The imagination knows--nothing escapes its glance from out its eyry--and it controls the breast.
Henry David Thoreau