Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned.

I wish to explore the beauty of everyday environments; in troubled times it is especially important to be aware of beauty and wonder.

I hold communications with saints and angels, even with satan himself.

Life's pain. You just have to get over as much of it as you can.-Isabel Culpeper

You may be a poet and not even know it.

Why do I do anything?' she says. 'I'm educated enough to talk myself out of any plan. To deconstruct any fantasy. Explain away any goal. I'm so smart I can negate any dream.

Political pundits are under professional obligation to regard the obvious as being too obvious.

The benefit of carrying the entire world on your shoulders was that you didn’t have to stare it in the face.

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us but for ours to amuse them.

It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.

The bands I like, they don't sell too many records and the girls I like, they don't kiss too many boys. Books I read will never be bestsellers yeah but come on fellas at least we made our choice.

Arizona's law makes what is already a federal offense - being in the country illegally - a state offense. Some critics seem not to understand Arizona's right to assert concurrent jurisdiction.

The flux of life is pouring its aesthetic aspect into your eyes, your ears - and you ignore it because you are looking for your canons of beauty in some sort of frame or glass case or tradition.