The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish I could believe it; I am troubled, I'm dissatisfied, I'm Irish.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

Poetry is a peerless proficiency of the imagination.

Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity.

Writing is an undertaking for the modest.

The mind is an enchanting thing.

The cynics in life are the people who are always trying to do things for people who don't want things done for them.