It is always so much easier to be moral than it is to be spiritual.

The manner of the country makes the usage of life there, and the land will not be lived in except in its own fashion.

I suppose that Italy must always lie like some lovely sunken island at the bottom of all passionate dreams, from which at the flood it may arise; the air of it is charged with subtle essences of romance. One supposes Italy must be organized for the need of lovers.

Ride your emotions as the shallop rides the waves; don't get upset among them. There are people who enjoy getting swamped emotionally, just as, incredibly, there are people who enjoy getting drunk.

As I walk .. as I walk .. / The universe .. is walking with me .. / Beautifully .. it walks before me .... / Beautifully .. on every side .... / As I walk .. I walk with beauty.

Genius may be for an hour or a thousand years; its indispensable quality is continuity with the life-push.

I do not know who sings my songs / Before they are sung by me.