It occurred to me that no words by the tongue of man can express the simplicities of a quiet land, so I returned to the river.

[S]he stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other.

Love has no contingencies, no expectations, no ideals. Love is a gift to thyself, the experience of divinity in full expression.

You are the forward edge of life's advancement; in this moment in time you are the finest expression of life's brilliance.

Dialogue is not just quotation. It is grimaces, pauses, adjustments of blouse buttons, doodles on a napkin, and crossings of legs.

In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness."(On the Bravery of the English Common Soldiers)

There are certain truths that occurs to us, which we cannot convey in words, but requires a personal experience to grasp more vividly.

The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient.

Those eyes had seen people weep, and had cared, and had hurt them again anyway. It’s a look that no human eyes should ever have.

Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle.

The limits of freedom of expression is tautological: it ends at the point where it begins to affect the freedom of expression of others.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

What is meant to be heard is necessarily more direct in expression, and perhaps more boldly coloured, than what is meant for the reader.

We are the wilderness withinScreaming out for true expression.Even when we’re sleeping,There’s no escape from this obsession.

I’m a screwed-up person who no longerknows how to communicate with the people I love. But I meant everything I told you in my letter.