It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code. . . obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence.
The sea that calls all things unto her cals me, and I must embark.
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
Our hearts seemed safe in our breasts and sang to the Light The marrow in the bone We dreamed was safe. . . the blood in the veins, the sap in the tree Were springs of Deity.
When you're on book tours, you definitely need chocolate. At all times.
Love that is ignorant and hatred have almost the same ends.
While the idea of taking you right now, against the wall, is enough to make me lose control, I want you to know that I’m serious. You’re not a hook up. You’re not a friend with benefits. You’re more than that to me. ” I closed my eyes, breathing heavily. “Well, that was…really sort of perfect. ” “I’m really sort of perfect … Everyone else knows that. You’re just a little slow on the uptake.