As it Were tissue of silver I'll wear, O Fate, thy grey, And go mistily radiant, clad Like the moon.

Pain ebbs, And like cool balm, An opiate weariness Settles on eye-lids, on relaxed Pale wrists.

If itWere lighter touchThan petal of flower restingOn grass, oh still too heavy it were, Too heavy!

Thou hast Drawn laughter from A well of secret tears And thence so elvish it rings, -mocking And sweet.

The old Old winds that blew When chaos was, what do They tell the clattered trees that I Should weep?

Not thou, White rose, but thy Ensanguined sister is The dear companion of my heart's Shed blood.

Sea-foam And coral! Oh, I'll Climb the great pasture rocks And dream me mermaid in the sun's Gold flood.

If illness' end be health regained then I Will pay you, Asculapeus, when I die.

Scarlet the poppies Blue the corn-flowers, Golden the wheat. Gold for the Eternal: Blue for Our Lady: Red for the five Wounds of her Son.

With night's Dim veil and blue I will cover my eyes, I will bind close my eyes that are So weary.

Still as On windless nights The moon-cast shadows are, So still will be my heart when I Am dead.

Life gives you exactly what you need to awaken.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.

What I have always liked about Brighton is its impersonality. Since the 18th century, people have come, used the place and gone home again.

Never try to be a thought leader. There's no value in that. Instead, try to add value.

A Negro woman has the same kind of problems as other women, but she can't take the same things for granted.

With a canvas I'm a group of seven. A migraine, take two Excedrin.

He who obeys with modesty appears worthy of being some day a commander.

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty as writers begins not with our own feelings, but with the powers of observing.

Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

People probably assume I sleep in my uniform. Then I get up and go to the mall or the market in my uniform.