Andrea Gibson is a truly American poet, or rather, she represents the America I want to live in. Her work lights a candle to lead us where we need to go.

One day we wake up and we are broken. We taste it in our morning kiss. Our mirror tells us the same stories in separate hours: things will never be the same.

Shouts of dismay rose as the red flesh splattered against the table. It was only a tomato, but one would think I was pulping a decaying heart by the noise the big, strong FIB officers were making.

Always take massive imperfect action towards your goals because the timemight never be “just right”.

Your company's most valuable asset is how it is known to customers.

An inborn tendency toward science turning it into a lifelong commitment.

Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity.

If one gets his life together, there will be enough love and bounty to take care of every avenue of life.

Something impractical cannot be beautiful.

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is ugliness.

When I wake up, I'll go through emails on my iPhone - the junk email. At that point, my brain isn't usually awake enough to handle anything more than that.

I am too old and stiff-necked to change my memories now.