You see how I try To reach with words What matters most And how I fail.

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.

The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.

The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.

The soul exceeds its circumstances.

Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.

Consolation Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.

Do not feel safe. The poet remembers. You can kill one, but another is born. The words are written down, the deed, the date.

The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.

When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.

I am composed of contradictions, which is why poetry is a better form for me than philosophy

Shrug off the no’s – they are temporary. This is your world. In your world there is only yes.

History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.

Coffee is to a Writer as Blood is to a Vampire!

Whenever you feel insignificant, remember that you can makea significant differencein the lives of others, particularly the less fortunate.

The Islamic Revolution, as it turned out, did more damage to Islam by using it as an instrument of oppression than any alien ever could have done.

If I had to pick out a therapist in a movie that I'd like to go see as a personal therapist, it would be Robin Williams in Goodwill Hunting.

Most of us owe instead of own. And the less the economy needs our labor, the less able we are to "save" our way to capital ownership.

I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully.

There's something sexy about a gut. Not a 400-pound beer gut, but a little paunch. I love that.

That's the last thing I want to do is go on up there and mess up, you know, in front of America.