Poetry Time Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory. - George William Curtis
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage. - George William Curtis
Patriotism Mountains Man A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. - George William Curtis
Women Men Today Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older. - Pierre Loti
God Men To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell. - Marquis de Sade
Men I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create. - Yousuf Karsh
Women Men More than 48 million men and women have served America well and faithfully in military uniform. - Steve Buyer