There is this cave In the air behind my body That nobody is going to touch: A cloister, a silence Closing around a blossom of fire. When I stand upright in the wind, My bones turn to dark emeralds.

Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom.

Poetry can keep life itself alive. You can endure almost anything as long as you can sing about it.

Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.

It goes without saying that a fine short poem can have the resonance and depth of an entire novel.

I close my eyes, and think of water.

Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes.

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

Someone like you makes the sun shine brighter. Someone like you makes a sigh half a smile. Someone like you makes my troubles much lighter. Someone like you make life seem worthwhile.

They can buy whatever brand they want. We will supply the finance.

I asked the Mesquite coach who he thought the best team in Mesquite is. He said they were about even.

He had a body that begged to be painted…with chocolate.

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

if human justice is to supplement Nature's provisions, all family duties must be shared equitably, in person or by proxy.

You must know in your heart before anyone else does what is going to be good and then follow through.

The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film.

Whose work is it but your own to open your eyes? But indeed the business of the universe is to make such a fool out of you that you will know yourself for one, and begin to be wise.

Shakespeare is universal.

Whoever prematurely begins a work that is above his strength receives nothing, but only brings harm upon himself.

Ambition beats genius 99% of the time

Later is always my first choice.