Edna St. Vincent Millay

"You must not pity me because my life is sad; pity me because it is small."

"Love need not be asked to leave; it departs by itself."

"The strongest thing in the world is gentleness."

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."

"I know not how it is, but I feel within myself a peace above all earthly dignities."

"Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed."

"To hold a pen is to be at war."

"The only thing that matters is that we should be true to ourselves."

"I burn my candle at both ends and in the middle too."

"Sorrow however is a gift to the living from the dead."

"I want to paint the whole world pink and feed it sugarcakes."

"Money cannot buy health, but I'd rather be rich and sick than poor and sick."

"The only sin is ugliness; everything else can be forgiven."

"I have always been an advocate for women who are strong-minded, free-thinking, and true."

"Oh, my only love, I am not worthy of you."

"Youth is a disease from which we all recover."

"The most powerful thing in the world is an idea."

"I sing the body electric."

"Freedom is the only worthy goal in life."

"Patience is a virtue that requires no virtue."

"I would rather have a moment of glory than a lifetime of peace."

"The soul has no religion."

"I am tired of all the compromises."

"Change is the only permanence in this world."

"I have loved the trees as much as I have loved any person."

"Work is the only answer to all the riddles of life."

"Dreams are the only things that matter."

"I am not wise, but I am learning."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but so is truth."

"Fear is the most powerful force in the world."