Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic. If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, Society here would be quite civilised. One production of Michael Angelo is worth a hundred by Edison. I am always astonishing myself. It is the only thing that makes life worth living.
Most people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life.
To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor. The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.