"I cannot live with you – it would be life – And life is over there – behind the Shelf –"

"Saying nothing sometimes says the most."

"The only Ghost I ever saw Was an old fashioned one – Dressed in the air – of a long time Ago – and of a love –"

"The Heart asks Pleasure – first – And then – Excuse from Pain – And then – those little Anodynes That deaden suffering –"

"I could not be a Poet – as I was not a Bird – And so I chose to be a Fly – And buzz around the World –"