When I think of all the books I have read, and of the wise words I have heard spoken, and of the anxiety I have given to parents and grandparents, and of the hopes that I have had, all life weighed in the scales of my own life seems to me a preparation for something that never happens.
William Butler YeatsOne should say before sleeping: I have lived many lives. I have been a slave and a prince. Many a beloved has sat upon my knee and I have sat upon the knees of many a beloved. Everything that has been shall be again.
William Butler YeatsTo be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it at school - women must labor to be beautiful.
William Butler YeatsEverything exists, everything is true and the earth is just a bit of dust beneath our feet.
William Butler Yeats