All Sayings

I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air – Between the Heaves of Storm –

I'm a believer in the literal word. I think it's the literal word that counts.

The world is a much more spiritual place than we imagine, and a much more material one too.

I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starvation, but to demonstrate his wealth and the greatness of his name.

The first step in the direction of a better life is to acknowledge the ugly truth. The second step is to overcome the fear of speaking out.

There are some enterprises in which a complete obnubilation of the brain seems indispensable.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

The cat, you know, is a perfect symbol of beauty and cruelty.

The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'living infinite'.

I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to suffer. When I am grown, I shall be a poet.

No matter what you do it's bound to be a waste of time in the end so you might as well go mad.

Holy the cocks of the angels!

Language is a virus from outer space.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

I am a devil, and you, my friend, are a demon.

I have been in love with a great many women, and never loved one of them.

I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peak of the mountain and caught the honey of the sun in my hair.