The sun from far gives life. But get close to it and it burns anything down to ashes

Hope had only revealed herself to him when he was immersed in darkness

The sword of Zulfiqar is a perfect fusion of power and function

He was everyone and every living creature in one ecstatic motion.

He was going to embrace love every day. He would appreciate the world every hour. And he will believe in God every second

The only wealth that mattered was affinity and generosity. Affinity towards oneself and generosity towards the world itself.

Leadership was not an act of bravery but rather forbearance and the strength to move forward with humility in the belief of what is righteous

Mourning was really for the living.

His transcendent sense of worth had risen and caught up to him. He did not like the world he lived in, and the people in it. He was just as much a victim as he was a culprit of the seven deadly sins.

He had found riches beyond worldly imagination. He had found the never ending well of love.

Interpreting dreams for Iranians was just as much a sacrament as reading coffee cups was for Turks

Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

You should be so lucky to be like me. I allow myself to be disturbed too often. I'll probably end up talking to birds in a park. But you'll probably end up with regrets.

Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left in the country?

Many of the poems weave autobiographical elements with fabular or mythic materials.

So far, as far as we know comet Wild 2 is a unique object.

There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.

The reason you can never go home again isn't necessarily that places change, but people do. So nothing ever looks the same.

Men will spend their health getting wealth. Then, gladly pay all they have earned to get health back.

Some people would believe anything, especially if it eliminates awkward social and political problems.

Hide until everybody goes home. Hide until everybody forgets about you. Hide until everybody dies.