“And wonder, dread and warhave lingered in that landwhere loss and love in turnhave held the upper hand.”

“Oh dire, dreadful death, you drag your heels.Why dawdle and draw back? You drown my heart.”

“This misfortune you find is of your own manufacture.Keep hold of what you have, it will harm no other,for hatred comes home to the hand that chose it.”

“You’re beautiful because when you were born, undiscovered planets lined up to peep over the rim of your cradle and lay gifts of gravity and light at your miniature feet”

“It’s never going to be very mainstream. One reason is that poetry requires concentration, both on the part of the writer and the reader. But it’s kind of unkillable, poetry. It’s our most ancient artform and I think it’s more relevant today than ever, because it’s one person saying what they really believe.”

“Have you never been so heartbreakingly lonely that you felt as though you would go mad?”- Darcia Moon, Gravitation, Book One: Beyond the Pale”

“How many other lives are hidden, and hearts are seeking? How many would give anything in the world to be held by the person they love?”