Hymns are the poetry of the people.

Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.

Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.

It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted.

Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.

History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.

People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.

I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.

And I think it was the outline of that church tower at Belaugh against the sky which gave me a passion for churches so that every church I've past since I've wanted to stop and look in.

And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date.

Topography is one of my chief themes in my poetry, about the country, the suburbs and the seaside. Then there comes love... and increasingly; the fear of death.

Do not accept any information without a deep research on the origin.

For we think back through our mothers if we are women.

Gender imbalance is, at its root, a collective spiritual crisis.

Any profession you engage in, no matter how profitable, unless it is truly helpful and good for others, is a crime against your soul, and the world.

Evil people can still keep promises. Many have done just that, girl, though they are usually not promises you ‘rational’ people wish them to keep.

The actor must use his imagination to be able to answer all questions (when, where, why, how). Make the make-believer existence more definite.

I want you to know, at this very moment, I am simulating normal human behavior.

I just recently became aware of how tenuous my life is. I don't have time for fear.

I am calm. That's why I can fight you!~Uryu Ishida

I definitely shut down sometimes. I always just go into my own little cocoon and write, and I surround myself with as much music as possible.