Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large -- I contain multitudes.

— Walt Whitman

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

— Walt Whitman

For we cannot tarry here, We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger, We, the youthful sinewy races, all the rest on us depend, Pioneers! O pioneers!

— Walt Whitman

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

— Walt Whitman

Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orc

— Walt Whitman

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

— Walt Whitman

Give me such shows--give me the streets of Manhattan!

— Walt Whitman

God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards.

— Walt Whitman

Great is language. . . . It is the mightiest of the sciences, It is the Furness and color and form and diversity of the earth. . . . And of men and women. . . . And of all qualities and processes;It is greater than wealth. . . . It is greater than buildings or ships or religions or paintings or music.

— Walt Whitman

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?

— Walt Whitman