And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

From the throes of inspiration and the eddies of thought the poet may at last be able to arrive at, and convey the right admixture of words and meaning.

Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

When you make mistakes-not IF, Fireheart, WHEN- I'll tell you all about them.

Make plans for your new goals. And press towards achieving the goals with all your strength.

...O if we but knew what to do When we delve or hew— Hack and rack the growing green! Since country is so tender To touch, her being só slender,

See not the face..but only the eyes, of the poker face.

I have some sarcastic sides of me.

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish.

I get very antsy when I'm not occupied.

I like being surrounded by students and intellectuals.

Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities.

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.