The sky was clear — remarkably clear — and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by a common pulse. – Thomas Hardy
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone. – Thomas Hardy
Poetry is emotion put into measure. – Thomas Hardy
Persons with weight of character carry, like planets, their atmospheres along with them in their orbits. – Thomas Hardy
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. – Thomas Hardy
