I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain - and back in rain. I have out walked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet. When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at an unearthly light, One luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one acquainted with the night.

There is little much beyond the grave, but the strong are saying nothing until they see.

Nothing is quite honest that is not commercial, but not everything commercial is honest.

Diplomacy, n : 1. The patriotic art of lying for one's country. 2. The art of letting someone have your way. 3. The art of saying 'nice doggy' until you can find a rock. A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

All there is to writing is having ideas. To learn to write is to learn to have ideas.

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.

Poets like Shakespeare know more about poetry than any $25 an hour man.