“That you are here, that life exists and identity, that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.” — Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass, 1855; quoted by Keating
“O Captain! My Captain!” — Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass, 1865; quoted throughout Dead Poets Society
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself.” — Walt Whitman · Leaves of Grass, 1855