“Every poem should remind the reader that they are going to die.”

Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.

There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.”

Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of to-day; or the agonies which are have their origins in ecstasies which might have been.

The best things in life make you sweaty.

A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on.

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.

Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

The true genius shudders at incompleteness – and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow.

A man’s grammar, like Caesar’s wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.

To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!

And so being young and dipped in folly I fell in love with melancholy.

All that we see and seem is but a dream within a dream.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

Die, but do not retreat.

There are certain people that are marked for death. I have my little list of those that treated me unfairly.

All I know is, I don’t want to stop coaching, and I don’t want to stop winning, so we’re gonna break the record unless I die.

The best way to live above all fear of death is to die every morning before you leave your bedroom.

It’s like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.

Death is no punishment to the believer: it is the gate of endless joy.

I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger.

My entire theology can be condensed into four words, ‘JESUS DIED FOR ME’.