“even in the loneliest momentsi have been therefor myself.”

“Wordsare powerfulforces of nature.they are destruction.they are nourishment. they are flesh. they are water.they are flowers and bone.they burn. they cleansethey erase. they etch. they can eitherle...”

“i have laughedmore than daffodilsand cried more than June.”

“your handtouching mine.this is howgalaxiescollide.”

“To fall in love with someone's thoughts - the most intimate, splendid romance.”

“lean in to kiss mein all the placeswhere the acheis the most special.”

“I'm an open book in a closed room.”

“tell meof something fiercer than the love with which i gaze upon youof something softer than the tendernesswith which i hold you.”

“To write you into poems,and make you unerasable.”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”