Can it be that even as one grows to fit the space one lives in, one cannot grow until there's space to grow?

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.

All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.

A good poem is like a bouillon cube. It's concentrated and it nourishes you when you need it.

Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more.

Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.

We should always do something that makes us feel like a child again. Keep learning, no matter what it is.

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.

I've always been intrigued by the way history works, the way we decide what is mentioned.

Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.

There is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

I don't care if people like me or not. Respect is more important.

The ultimate goal of yoga is to realize the brilliance of your soul.

The inside of my wallet is pasture(past your) green.

No people are so easy to govern as the intelligent, and none are so hard to govern as the ignorant.

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

Writing is not a McDonald's Hamburger.

For the wise man, every day is a festival.

I'm excited to work on something where I have a bit more time with it, to explore one personality. That's definitely exciting to me.

When you're a songwriter, people wonder about your personal life and the meanings behind the songs, and that can feel pretty invasive, so you become protective about your inner world.