O to be a dragon, a symbol of the power of Heaven-of silk-worm size or immense; at times invisible. Felicitous phenomenon!

Conscious writing can be the death of poetry.

Wolf's wool is the best of wool, / but it cannot be sheared because / the wolf will not comply.

Yule—Yul log for the Christmas-fire tale-spinner—of fairy tales that can come true: Yul Brynner.

As for butterflies, I can hardly conceive of one's attending upon you; but to question the congruence of the complement is vain, if it exists.

Among animals, one has a sense of humor. Humor saves a few steps, it saves years.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.