The thing that seemed like silence must have been the endless cry of all the crickets and locusts in the world, rising and falling.("The Wide Net")

Surely even those immune from the world, for the time being, need the touch of one another, or all is lost.

When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.

I love men and I like to get their attention.

We look on those approaching the banks of a river all must cross, with ten times the interest they excited when dancing in the meadow.

The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.

Dandelions don't tell no lies.

Usually the people I do know are sufficient to spawn any number of nightmares without inventing any.

I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional - and I hate every kind of snob.

I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.

I went off to fight some battle that I'd invented inside me.

Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.