"Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted."

"The Wind – tapped like a tired Man – And like a Host – 'Come in' I boldly answered – entered then – My Residence within –"

"How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell your name – the livelong June – To an admiring Bog!"

"Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell."

"Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –"