“The wind is rushing after us, and the clouds are flying after us, and the moon is plunging after us, and the whole wild night is in pursuit of us; but, so far we are pursued by nothing else.” – Charles Dickens

“Gather quickly
Out of darkness
All the songs you know
And throw them at the sun
Before they melt
Like snow.”
- Langston Hughes

“Admire the world for never ending on you — as you would admire an opponent, without taking your eyes from him, or walking away.” – Annie Dillard

“A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.

I say it just
Begins to live
That day.”
- Emily Dickinson

“Here’s to commencement.”
“A funny word for ‘the end.’”