All tragedies are finished by a death,All comedies are ended by a marriage;The future states of both are left to faith,For authors fear description might disparageThe worlds to come of both. . . .

The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion.

Ulrich Beck

Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.

Franz Grillparzer

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The believer in magic and miracles reflects on how to impose a law on nature--: and, in brief, the religious cult is the outcome of this reflection.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.

Jack Prelutsky

You're never fully dressed without a smile.

Martin Charnin

A career is all very well, but no one lives by work alone.

Lorna Luft

The common conception is that motivation leads to action, but the reverse is true -- action precedes motivation. You have to prime the pump and get the juice flowing, which motivates you to work on your goals. Getting momentum going is the most difficult part of the job, and often taking the first step is enough to prompt you to make the best of your day.

Robert J. Mckain

The cross is the centre of all this in every respect.

John Nelson Darby

Any sufficiently advanced form of magick will appear indistinguishable from science.

Peter J. Carroll

We really don't know how to love each other because we haven't really learned to love ourselves. In many instances, not all, it's not malicious. We've just been conditioned to such bad behavior.

Iyanla Vanzant

Love is so simple, to quote a phrase; you've known it all the time, I'm learnin' it these days.

Bob Dylan