She lives in the poetry she cannot write.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Does giving your piece of mind, bring a peace of mind? Or is it better to be silent and let the war inside subside?

...often, stepping outside your comfort zone is not careless irresponsibility, but a necessary act of obedience.

War Game. You can count the dead, but will never have a winner or a loser. #Thinkpeace

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

Government lasts as long as the under-taxed can defend themselves against the over-taxed.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

I just want to do something big if I do anything at all.

There is one quality that characterizes all of us who deal with the sciences of the earth and its life - we are never bored.

Wayne is definitely one of the top five MCs to ever come out of the South.

You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart.