I can't imagine how Afghanistan's fall isn't going to be ten times faster than Iraq's.

We know what war means, and we know what poverty means. We need to develop a better model for reaching out to the world than we have.

The truth is, terrorism flourishes in places of injustice rather than in places of poverty.

You can't be wrong in journalism. Take a wrong turn in journalism, and you are writing fiction. You can take a wrong turn in poetry, and something wonderful can happen.

I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.

Poetry allows me to write about what I don't know, whereas journalism demands a higher level of certainty to be worthy of being written.

I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.

The power of the voice in rap is about the expression of truth, rather than the expression of some kind of artifice.

In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture.

Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be as popular as The Real Housewives.

Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that doesn't feel relevant.

We often concentrate on the negative side of humanity. However, humanity is growing and maturing everyday and showing signs of a better future.

Jesus was born with the cross darkening His pathway . . . From the cradle to the cross, [Jesus’] purpose was to die.

It is only when your actionsand words are aligned that youcan achieve your true potential.

In vowing ourselves to one another, we are entitled to stand before the Almighty and ask Him for His grace and His blessing.

Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.

The fundamental thing about sketching is that it isabout asking not telling

We hope everyone will join us in showing everyone just how much fun video games can be.

Fact is only what you believe and fact and fiction work as a team.

I do own CDs by Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell, but I don't think of them as being major influences on my writing.

I know no man who has any monopoly upon the wisdom of this universe. It belongs to those who can use it to help themselves and others.