Dharma is something that one discovers because one cannot create something that is already there.

I would give my lungs to the fish so that they may rise out of the water and feel the wind.

The most annoying of all blockheads is a well-read fool.

When you've been going on about something for a while, it is always satisfying to discover that other people agree with you.

I'm not resigned, but I'm realistic too. The statistics in my case are very poor. Not many people come through esophageal cancer and live to talk about it, or not for long.

Let's all embrace someone near us. Pick someone special to you. Tell this someone how you feel.

I've always had difficulties with female characters.

What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was Hee Haw, was 360 degrees of entertainment.

America does not seek good for Islam, for the Muslims, and for the repressed.

But there are only so many times you can handle heartbreak with someone before you have to start protecting yourself.

I don't think Auden liked my poetry very much, he's very Anglican.