Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it."

"When ideas fail, words come in very handy."

"A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-latern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next."