I usually can be more honest writing songs than actually talking to people.
A great part of life consists of contemplating what we cannot cure.
And this shall be for music when no one else is near, The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear! That only I remember, that only you admire, Of the broad road that stretches and the roadside fire.
I consider the success of my day based on the seeds I sow, not the harvest I reap.
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
I want to go to college for literature. I want to be a writer. I mean, I love what I do, but its not all I want to do-be a professional liar for the rest of my life.
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed.
The balanced energy of patience radiates a friendly and productive attitude from our hearts into every aspect of our existence.
Much is expected from those to whom much is given.