Who is this that comes in grandeur, coming from the blazing East? This is he we had not thought of, this is he the airy Christ.

Nothing is more wistful than the scent of lilac, nor more robust than its woody stalk, for we must remember that it is a tree as well as a flower, we must try not to forget this.

I'm alive today, therefore I'm just as much a part of our time as everybody else. The times will just have to enlarge themselves to make room for me, won't they, and for everybody else.

Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable.

All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet.

Life may be treacherous, but you can always depend on death.

The human creature is alone in his carapace. Poetry is a strong way out.

The sea was angry that day my friend, like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli.

I'll have your heart, if not by gift my knife Shall carve it out. I'll have your heart, your life.

Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy.

People who are always praising the past And especially the time of faith as best Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.

You have immense power--power to overcome, power to achieve, power to possess, and power to prosper, making you incredibly irresistible.

What we glean from travellers' vivid descriptions has a special charm

Lead us in a few words of silent prayer.

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.

I shall, of course, die with nonviolence on my lips.

I wear sunscreen, and I don't smoke. I take care of myself. And I'm very proud to say that.

Knowledge is constructed, not transferred

Once your awareness becomes a flame, it burns up the whole slavery that the mind has created.

Jet-skiing is my favorite water sport.

In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course of time find them out better.