“A Word is DeadA word is deadWhen it is said,Some say. I say it justBegins to liveThat day.”

“My best Acquaintances are thoseWith Whom I spoke no Word”

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.”

“A Word that Breathes DistinctlyHas not the Power to Die”

“He ate and drank the precious words,His spirit grew robust;He knew no more that he was poor,Nor that his frame was dust.He danced along the dingy days,And this bequest of wingsWas but a book. What libertyA loosened spirit brings!”

“They say that 'home is where the heart is.' I think it is where the house is, and the adjacent buildings.”

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.”