"The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty."
"Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread."
"You are like nobody since I love you."
"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming."
"Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life."
"I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases....."