Photographers direct the eye toward a particular object. We who write, one hopes, are directing the heart and the soul.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons because 'it's contrary to their faith.'

Together we have sent a message that will echo from Wall Street to Washington, from Maine to California.

I always try to write about believable people.

But I still had to tell myself, Keep looking up. I will tell you, he isnt Superman for nothing.

As the cat lapses into savagery by night, and barbarously explores the dark, so primal and titanic is a woman with the love madness.

We want to get rid of the militarist not simply because he hurts and kills, but because he is an intolerable thick-voiced blockhead who stands hectoring and blustering in our way of achievement.

Everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than one thing. We are born with it.

I've found that musical theater is my passion.

You know it's funny, when it rains it pours they got money for wars, but can't feed the poor.

The National Debt is a very Good Thing and it would be dangerous to pay it off for fear of Political Economy.