His laughter tinkled among the teacups.

Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream.

time past and time future what might have been and what has been point to one end, which is always present.

Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.

It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words.

Writing every day is a way of keeping the engine running, and then something good may come out of it.

In the room the women come and go talking of Michelangelo.