It is always hard to hear the buried truth from another person.

We are all jellyfish, too pitiful and too afraid of being disliked to be honest.

Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.

Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.

What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast.

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind.

The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.

There are some griefs so loud/They could bring down the sky/And there are griefs so still/None knows how deep they lie.

A house that does not have one warm, comfy chair in it is soulless.

It is, I assume, quite easy to wither into old age, and hard to grow into it.

These poems are cupsthat I pour my life into.Here, Drink!

Losing their names, these things underwent a process of uncreation.

We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

Keep saying hello to people. They will be the differentiator for you for the rest of your life.

Once upon a time Baltimore was necessary.

Humor is man's greatest blessing.

As a rule, I always look for what others ignore.

The gun issue is a big, unresolved issue in this country right now. I think it's out of control

Do fish get cramps after eating?

Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.