“We should employ our passions in the service of life, not spend life in the service of our passions.”

“It is better to create than to learn. Creating is the essence of life”

“You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long. ”

“I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears of all my life ”

“A room without books is like a life without meaning”

“Without music, life would be a mistake”