“I want a brighter word than bright”

“The creature has a purpose, and his eyes are bright with it.”

“What is this world's delight,Lightening that mocks the night,Brief as even as bright”

“I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.”

“Should Disappointment, parent of Despair,Strive for her son to seize my careless heart;When, like a cloud, he sits upon the air,Preparing on his spell-bound prey to dart:Chase him away, sweet Hope, with visage bright,And fright him as the morning frightens night!”

“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”

“Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance".”