"A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically"

"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem"

"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"

"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings"

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time"

"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely"

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth"

"A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on"

"One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth"

"To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is to see it with our ears"

"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms"