To the untrue man, the whole universe is false- it is impalpable- it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself is in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.

Let the attempt be made, at whatever risk.

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.

Moonlight is sculpture.

There are many things in this world that a child must not ask about.

I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am!

I wish I had the gift of making rhymes, for methinks there is poetry in my head and heart since I have been in love with you.