I like to think of poetry as statements made on the way to the grave.

Do not go gently into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.

I hold a beast, an angel and a madman within me.

Life always offers you a second chance. is called tomorrow.

Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart; Push in their tides.

When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.

Love is the last light spoken.

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.

It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.

The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps... so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.

I do not need any friends. I prefer enemies. They are better company and their feelings towards you are always genuine.

You are still thinking like a child, talking about friendship and crap. You’ll regret it when you see one of them die in front of you.

We live in one world together. It's more important than ever to be friend to all.

You're Superman, thinking Kryptonite makes you invincible."

Diogenes, filthily attired, paced across the splendid carpets in Plato's dwelling. Thus, said he, do I trample on the pride of Plato. Yes, Plato replied, but only with another kind of pride.

At Oxford University, the certainties of my atheist faith (and atheism is a faith) began to crumble

Some people think [Ted] Cruz is just as bad of an electoral nightmare down the ballot as [Donald] Trump.

To appreciate art you’ve got to work at it a bit.

I would love to interview Dave Grohl. I just think he's an amazing musician, and I grew up listening to Nirvana, so I have so many questions about that.

Imagination awakens ambition, then causes it to lose its way.

The difficulty is that we try to perfect others before we perfect ourselves.