A great artist ... takes what he did not make and makes of it something that only he can make.

Nothing is more wistful than the scent of lilac, nor more robust than its woody stalk, for we must remember that it is a tree as well as a flower, we must try not to forget this.

I'm alive today, therefore I'm just as much a part of our time as everybody else. The times will just have to enlarge themselves to make room for me, won't they, and for everybody else.

Who is this that comes in grandeur, coming from the blazing East? This is he we had not thought of, this is he the airy Christ.

Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable.

All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet.

Life may be treacherous, but you can always depend on death.

The human creature is alone in his carapace. Poetry is a strong way out.

The sea was angry that day my friend, like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli.

I'll have your heart, if not by gift my knife Shall carve it out. I'll have your heart, your life.

Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy.

The best self is a good being.

Life is more than NOWnever allow your now to spoil your tomorrow

I am not a genius but I approach every situation with love.

Sometimes I return back to the state of mind I had as a child when I believed nothing was impossible.

Maps codify the miracle of existence.

If you wanna hear what the people are saying, you can hear what the Rastaman saying.

As Bridget writes to her son, in Bridget Jones' Baby - "if you just keep calm and keep your spirits up, things have a habit of turning out all right, just as they did for me."

I feel that one of the most important lessons that can be learned is that what we "see" may be different than what is actually in front of us.

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress.

You know, I could have carried you.