Sweet is the lore which nature brings

The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.

God’s power is the grace of prayer.

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

It's funny, when you look back in history books or American cookery books, one of the reasons that the quinces and cranberries are used so often is because of their natural jelling properties.

Indiana gets credit for having the most rabid basketball fans in the union, but Maine is a very, very active basketball state.

You and I share the same DNA. Is there anything more lonely than that?

Poetry is the mysticism of mankind.

It's not mere extremism that makes folks at the fringes so troubling; it's extremism wedded to false beliefs. Humans have long been dupes, easily gulled by rumors and flat-out lies.

The challenge is to manage creative people so that the output is fruitful. The challenge is not to have an open environment and simply let them do whatever they want.

Every man has his thorns, not of him, but in him, deep as bones.