As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.

Close your eyes, all you see is yours.

Sadness flies on the wings of the morning, and out of the heart of darkness comes the light.

In war-time a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a hero who is running away.

Only the mediocre die always at their best. Real leaders are always improving - and raising their bar on how superbly they can perform and how quickly they can move.

Since I love you, my loneliness begins to throw you.

When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she has told them they are handsome.