Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.

I have seen the Lady April bringing the daffodils, Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.

Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, With a cargo of ivory, And apes and peacocks, Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

I hold that when a person dies / His soul returns again to earth; / Arrayed in some new flesh disguise / Another mother gives him birth / With sturdier limbs and brighter brain.

O lovely lily clean, O lily springing green, O lily bursting white, Dear lily of delight, Spring in my heart agen That I may flower to men.

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

Men in a ship are always looking up, and men ashore are usually looking down.

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.

Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.

What am I, Life? A thing of watery salt Held in cohesion by unresting cells, Which work they know not why, which never halt, Myself unwitting where their Master dwells?

To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.

Oh, I told You once and I told You twiceTake this Call of love, Never think TwiceCome share My love, Come share My love again

Social media is the ultimate equalizer. It gives a voice and a platform to anyone willing to engage.

I can't imagine anything more stressful than monogamy.

It is better to be unsuccessful pursuing a significant goal that being successful attaining an insignificant one.

Your first instinct when you see a man on the ground is to go down on him.

The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters.

The strength and clarity of the picture you envision at the start will tell you when you are done. You are finished when you have said what you wish to say, when nothing added can make it better.

You just have to try before thinking that you can't.

The Goal is not to have a warm, dry house, but to have a warm, dry house with a spirit to it.

Sometimes you have to fulfill a promise in order to deserve the love you're given.