It is by love alone that we understand anything
My three-thousand mile walk through Ireland convinced me of one thing - the possibility of organising a proper movement for the independence of my native land.
Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it.
The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.