I was in the midst of it all - saw war where war is worst - not on the battlefields, no - in the hospitals ... there I mixed with it: and now I say God damn the wars - allw ars: God damn every war: God damn 'em! God damn 'em!

Lo, the most excellent sun so calm and haughty, The violet and purple morn with just-felt breezes, The gentle soft-born measureless light, The miracle spreading bathing all, the fulfill'd noon, The coming eve delicious, the welcome night and the stars, Over my cities shining all, enveloping man and land.

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

So here I sit in the early candle-light of old age-I and my book-casting backward glances over out travel'd road.

I love doctors and hate their medicine.

You linger to see his back, and the back of his neck and shoulder-side...The Bending forward and backward of the rowers...