• Poets are damned… but see with the eyes of angels

—William Carlos Williams

• The past beats inside me like a second heart

—John Banville

• She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart

—Hans Christian Andersen

• Chemistry is you touching my arm and it setting fire to my mind

—Nayyirah Waheed

• People always tell you, “Be humble. Be humble.” When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!

—Kanye West

• Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

—Pablo Picasso

• Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Be curious

—Stephen Hawking

• Blessed are those who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing

—Camille Pissarro

• The soul aids the body, and at certain moments, raises it. It is the only bird which bears up its own cage

—Victor Hugo