There has been a vast output of critical studies in contemporary poetry, some of them first rate, but I do not think that , as a rule, a poet should read them.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

It is terrible to be an unprotected being.

A big advantage of being bald is that you can style your hair with a damp cloth.

One of the things I'm proud of is my ability to change directions if something's not working.

Not only is your story your truth, your story is going to be the platform and the foundation for everything that's getting ready to happen in your life.

I am anything I wish to be. The world cannot choose for me. No, it is for me to choose what the world shall be.

The eye doesn't see any shapes, it sees only what is differentiated through light and dark or through colors.

The value of ourselves is but the value of our melancholy and our disquiet.

Public opinion can be influential, the media can be influential.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach...just make sure you thrust upward through his ribcage.

Whatever device you use, Windows will be there. Windows will be everywhere on every device without compromise.