A richer present I design, A finished form, of work divine, Surpassing all the power of art; A thinking head, a grateful heart.

Raise your children with right values and education. You may end up living frugal but you will die rich else you will live rich but die poor.

The strongest anchor is hope.

I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

They say a wise man learns from others mistakes, I learn from others success, why pay attention to the mistakes?

A lot of auditions are not fun; they're just a necessary evil, and, if you're lucky, you have a few moments that are fun.

Poetry is about slowing down. You sit and you read something, you read it again, and it reveals a little bit more, and things come to light you never could have predicted.

I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.

The ability to be writing towards something that was actually going to be a whole series was a really big lure.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.