The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated he forgets truths which are too simple.

Those who foresee the future and recognize it as tragic are often seized by a madness which forces them to commit the very acts which makes it certain that what they dread shall happen.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

A writer writes. There are no exceptions to this reality. No excuses. Stop wasting time talking about your stories and get them on paper.

Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.

I never knew about a lot of the outside things

I'm fond of kissing. It's part of my job. God sent me down to kiss a lot of people.

I am certain that, however great the hardships and the trials which loom ahead, our America will endure and the cause of human freedom will triumph.

I got hooked on TV westerns back in the early sixties when I was about five, mostly because my brother was addicted to them and wouldn't let me watch anything else.

It's the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, 'till we find our place, on the path unwinding.

Childhood reading is so important.

So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.