"Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out. Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure."

"Halt by the headstone naming The heart no longer stirred, And say the lad that loved you Was one that kept his word."

"In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning."

"The tree of man was never quiet: Then 'twas the Roman, now 'tis I."

"He would not stay for me, and who can wonder?     He would not stay for me to stand and gaze. I shook his hand, and tore my heart in sunder,     And went with half my life about my ways."

"Nature, not content with denying him the ability to think, has endowed him with the ability to write."

"The Grizzly Bear is huge and wild; He has devoured the infant child. The infant child is not aware It has been eaten by a bear." "Infant Innocence"

"Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man."

"The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail."

"Smart lad, to slip betimes away From fields where glory does not stay And early though the laurel grows It withers quicker than the rose."

"First don: O cuckoo, shall I call thee bird, Or but a wandering voice? Second don: State the alternative preferred, With reasons for your choice."

"And malt does more than Milton can/ To justify God's ways to man." - "Terence, This is Stupid Stuff"

"And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good."

"Ale, man, Ale's the stuff to drink, for fellows whom it hurts to think."

"...down in lovely muck I’ve lain, Happy till I woke again."

"Oh many a peer of England brews Lovelier liquor than the Muse, And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man."

"Terence, this is stupid stuff: You eat your victuals fast enough; There can't be much amiss, 'tis clear, To see the rate you drink your beer."

"There's this to say of love and breath -- They give a man a taste for death."

"Tis the old wind in the old anger, But then it threshed another wood."

"Up, lad: thews that lie and cumber Sunlit pallets never thrive; Morns abed and daylight slumber Were not meant for man alive."

"The heart from out the bosom Was never given in vain But bought with sighs aplenty And sold for endless rue And now I am two and twenty And oh tis true, tis true"

"To-day I shall be strong, No more shall yield to wrong, Shall squander life no more; Days lost, I know not how, I shall retrieve them now; Now I shall keep the vow I never kept before."

"Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions."

"I have the time needed to support the album and tour."

"It was always part of the plan to move into acting."

"In film, you are a totally different person than in the video."

"There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show."

"If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing."

"When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there’s nothing better than that."

"I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget."

"I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character."

"I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character."

"Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me."

"I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it."

"All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from."

"You know we're in a business where things are just unpredictable. You don't know what's going to happen...we were lucky Blessed, I think is a better way to put it."

"That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out."

"It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect."

"I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing."

"It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit."

"I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin."

"I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful."

"Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach."

"Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach."

"It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone."

"People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female."

"I'm a total performer."

"There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life."

"There are times I can't even figure myself out."

"I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me."