
“True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.”
Diamonds, Unapologetic (2012). Cowritten with Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Hermansen.
Songs
“True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.”
I (Yo soy un hombre sincero) as translated by Esther Allen in José Martí : Selected Writings (2002), p. 275
Simple Verses (1891)
“Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike,
And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.”
Canto II, line 13.
The Rape of the Lock (1712, revised 1714 and 1717)
“Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free.”
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Mr. Tambourine Man
Song lyrics, The Kick Inside (1978)