"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age."

"Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense."

"The only way out is through."

"The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in a clarification of life—not necessarily a great clarification, such as Lowell or Emerson or Wordsworth might have given, but a momentary stay …"

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep."