“What a strange creature is a laughing fool,As if a man were created to no useBut only to show his teeth.”

“O that I were a man, or that I had powerTo execute my apprehended wishes!I would whip some with scorpions.”

“Princes give rewards with their own hands,But death or punishment by the hands of other.”

“Take it for words. O womans poor revenge,Which dwells but in the tongue!”

“Oft gay and honoured robes those tortures try: We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry.”

“Fortunes a right whore:If she give aught, she deals it in small parcels,That she may take away all at one swoop.”

“There are two kinds of diamonds in this world: The diamond itself and the eyes full of love!”

“Remember diamonds are created under pressure so hold on, it will be your time to shine soon.”

“Your rebel soul shines like a diamond pulled from dust: bright, clear and flawless.”

“She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day.”

“Over the summit, I saw the so-called Mono desert lying dreamily silent in the thick, purple light -- a desert of heavy sun-glare beheld from a desert of ice-burnished granite.”

“Love is a weapon of Light, and it has the power to eradicate all forms of darkness. That is the key. When we offer love even to our enemies, we destroy their darkness and hatred...”