A truly living human being cannot remain neutral.

A desert is a place without expectation.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

The caged eagle become a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison.

Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.

Writing is making sense of life.

Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter.

I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Time is change; we measure its passage by how much things alter.

Sentiment is for those who don't know what to do next.

Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.

It is curious what patches of hardness and tenderness lie side by side in men’s dispositions. I suppose he has some test by which he finds out whom Heaven cares for.

What mirrors we are, set to face each other, reflecting desire.

When I was born I owed twelve dollars.

It is possible to get an education at a university. It has been done not often.

If you work hard, it will pay off.

I actually performed at an orthodox Jewish wedding, where the men were separated from the women, but they both came together to not enjoy what I was talking about.

Whenever man attempts to do what he knows to be the Master's will, a power will be given him equal to the duty.

motivation alone is not enough.if you have an idiot and you motivate him,now you have a motivated idiot.

Taking constructive criticism from others is required to get to the next level.