I had loved poetry and the theatre. Now I loved adventure more.

Those who have not been stung will hardly fear a bee the same as those who have.

We might give her presents, tell some tales, but would she ever be able to really understand what the journey had been like for us?

It seemed to me that these months of watching and listening, second-guessing words and phrases, seeking so much that was new, had somehow changed me.

If you tempted a poor man with a fortune, who could blame the fellow for taking what he could?

I am torn between the freedom of this adventure and the benefits of civilization despite its constraints.

We are home to each other now.

People who inspire such contradictory emotions must be worthwhile, I reasoned.

Always focus on the power of love than the love of power.

Luckily, my job demands constant reading, otherwise I'd have to figure out some other excuse.

I want to be somebody, a person, first that people remember, but also, I want music that I release to still be around. I don't want it to just be cool for a second and be gone.

An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.

Oh, the things you can find if you don't stay behind!

Panic was the worst thing. When you panicked, you couldn't see possibilities. Then came despair.

I try to make those references. I try to make sure that they're not too obscure. But outside of that, I dare not claim anything in the spiritual realm for my own.

I've been so mutilated by a lot of articles. I know I haven't said a lot of things I'm quoted as saying in the papers.

If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.

The self is not the individual body or mind, but rather that aspect deep inside each individual person that knows the truth.