Do not feel safe. The poet remembers. You can kill one, but another is born. The words are written down, the deed, the date.

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.

The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.

The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.

The soul exceeds its circumstances.

Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.

Consolation Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.

The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.

When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.

I am composed of contradictions, which is why poetry is a better form for me than philosophy

The true enemy of man is generalization.

We can hear God better, when we shut up faster.

But women have lust, too. Why should they be relegated to the position of custodian of emotions, watcher of the infants, feeder of the soul, body and pride of man?

If you will not hear reason, she'll rap your knuckles.

Nobody can inspire you except yourself.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

Look forward to the future and look forward to the unknown. Nothing stays the same and people change. One day that hurt and pain will be a distant memory.

You have to understand where you are on the continuum. I feel I have to be the criminal mastermind on the mound if I want to win.

But I intend to enjoy the weeks I have left with you to the fullest. Because I know from my study of the philosophy of time, whatever is going to happen in the future is already unavoidable.

Australia played some good cricket, but they have forgotten how to win.

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.