A man--poet, prophet, or whatever be may be--readily persuades himself of his right to all the worship that is voluntarily tendered.

It loves more readily than it hates.

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may going to prove one's self a fool.

Families are always rising and falling in America.

Now are ye undeceived. Evil is the nature of mankind. Evil must be your only happiness. Welcome again, my children, to the communion of your race.

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.

Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.