Discovery is the privilege of the child: the child who has no fear of being once again wrong, of looking like an idiot, of not being serious, of not doing things like everyone else.

I am not really doing research, just trying to cultivate myself.

Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God.

Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.

I didn't really choose to write; I more or less fell into it.

I think hopelessness is the enemy of justice.

There is so much to read and the days are so short! I get more hungry for knowledge every day, and less able to satisfy my hunger.

After all, everybody has secrets and there are some things that nobody knows about you but only you, right?

It's always nice to be able to capture your life's experiences in a song and hold the emotion in that way.

I do realise that when I laugh, it sounds like a seal is being molested.

Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work

If obedience is the result of the instinct of the masses, revolt is the result of their thought.