“But castles in the air were founded on such hopes.”

“How came she by her death? How came she there? Was she slain by accident, or had she met with violence? were the questions that pressed upon our thoughts. But we said little then and after a time left her where we found her. It mattered not to her that the bed was hard or the air cold.("A Night In An Old Castle")”

“Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them.”

“Love is the castle, doubt is the moat, desire is the paddle and hope is the boat.”

“By this time, half the people in High Norland were gathered in Royal Square to stare at the castle. They all watched with disbelief as the castle rose slightly into the air and glided toward the road that led southward. It was hardly more than an alley, really. "It'll never fit!" people said. But the castle somehow squeezed itself narrow enough to drift away along it and out of sight. The citizens of High Norland gave it a cheer as it went.”

“Who am I? I'm a poet. My business? Writing.How do I live? I live.In my happy poverty I squander like a prince,my poems and songs of love.In hopes and dreams and castles-in-air,I'm a millionaire in spirit .”