I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

A perfect writer would make words sing, dance, kiss, do the male and female act, bear children, weep, bleed, rage, stab, steal, fire cannon, steer ships, sack cities, charge with cavalry or infantry, or do anything that man or woman or the natural powers can do.

And I will show that there is no imperfection in the present, and can be none in the future, And I will show that whatever happens to anybody it may be turned to beautiful results.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

Day by day and night by night we were together - all else has long been forgotten by me.

All architecture is what you do to it when you look upon it.

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!