"I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best."

"Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us."

"I believe in the beauty of all things, and I believe in the beauty of all people."

"I exist as I am, that is enough, If no other in the world be aware I sit content, And if each and all be aware I sit content."

"I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."