The artist, like the idiot or clown, sits on the edge of the world, and a push may send him over it.

In reality, killing time is only the name for another of the multifarious ways by which Time kills us.

Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us.

The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted.

A golf course outside a big town serves an excellent purpose in that it segregates, as though a concentration camp, all the idle and idiot well-to-do.

Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try it on the cat.

For Poetry is the wisdom of the blood,That scarlet tree within, which has the powerTo make dull words bud forth and burst in flower.

I have always said that if I were a rich man, I would employ a professional praiser.

Everywhere men have unlocked the prisoners within, and from under the disguising skins the apes have leapt joyfully out.

We attended stables, as we attended church, in our best clothes, thereby no doubt showing the degree of respect due to horses.

Hell has a climate, but no situation. It lies in the spirit, and not in space.

I'm naturally a muscular gal with some curves, so eating a Mediterranean diet makes my body happy.

Coding is a privilege, but that privilege is not available to most Americans.

We're a leader sure, but still a member of the global community. And that's true and important and when America acts like its worst self on the global stage is when we forget that.

As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.

Why should I be limited by my own biography?

When you practice selfless giving, you're in balance and harmony with everything.

I would like to see America some day.

Though I'll admit readability suffers slightly.

The general rule is that my life is focused on the present, and very little on the past. If anything, I'm a little bit more focused toward the future.

I go from being hugely hopeful and entertaining to... really not. I'm not manic depressive, but I can really go to the darker side.