Dante Gabriel Rossetti

"Mystery is the veil that covers the face of truth."

"The soul requires beauty as the body requires food."

"Fate is the cruel god of the ancient world; choice is the modern god."

"A man is not made in a day, but through patience and perseverance."

"The heart never lies, though the mind deceives."

"In silence there is often the deepest cry."

"To love is to be vulnerable to loss."

"The greater the genius, the greater the suffering."

"What we have loved, we shall always love."

"Art breathes where life itself might fail."

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow."

"Death and life are threading through each other always."

"To create is to challenge the void."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?"

"The work of the artist is to transcend the mundane."

"Love is not a thing that can be created or destroyed; it merely is."

"Wisdom comes to those who suffer greatly."

"The path to peace is paved with forgiveness."

"To understand another is to love them."

"Beauty lies not in the face, but in the heart."

"The deepest wounds are sometimes the most invisible."

"In the marriage of souls, there are no secrets."

"The greatest art is the art of living well."

"Knowledge without wisdom is a burden."

"To be forgotten is a kind of death."

"The true measure of success is the depth of one's happiness."

"Art is the lie that enables us to see the truth."

"In every face there is a story waiting to be read."

"The strength of love lies in its vulnerability."