“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.”

“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.”

“A little more than kin, and less than kind.”

“In my mind's eye.”

“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.”

“There’s about as much educational benefit studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners held in solitary.”