"It is the things of the spirit, the arts of the country, which have always led mankind forward, and it is to this spi…"

"I love to dance."

"Enjoying an extraordinary knowledge of languages (ancient and modern), literature, and art, by his cultured personali…"

"For him delicious flavors dwell In books as in old Muscatel."

"And in the evening, everywhere Along the roadside, up and down, I see the golden torches flare Like lighted street-la…"

"Song like a rose should be; Each rhyme a petal sweet; For fragrance, melody, That when her lips repeat The words, her…"

"Arise, O Soul, and gird thee up anew, Though the black camel Death kneel at thy gate; No beggar thou that thou for al…"

"Ideally, if anything were any good, it would be indescribable."

"I think style chooses you... if I could choose, I would write like Jane Austen and I would draw like Rembrandt."

"If you're doing nonsense it has to be rather awful, because there'd be no point. I'm trying to think if there's sunny…"