No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature.
Life only avails, not the having lived.
I wish to write such rhymes as shall not suggest a restraint, but contrariwise the wildest freedom.
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.
What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived
Nature is reckless of the individual. When she has points to carry, she carries them.