“Une philosophie doit etre portative.”

“God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly”

“God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through.”

“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”

“Liberty is the hardest test that one can inflict on a people.”

“Poems are never finished - just abandoned”

“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...”