Down in the bottom of my childhood my father stands laughing.

Memory, that library of the soul from which I will draw knowledge and experience for the rest of my life.

Childhood is long and narrow like a coffin, and you can't get out of it on your own.

I fear / the place I have / in the memory of others. / They remind me of things / I myself have forgot.

my childhood grew thin and flat, paperlike. It was tired and threadbare, and in low moments it didn't look like it would last until I was grown up.

my poems covered the bare places in my childhood like the fine, new skin under a scab that hasn't yet fallen off completely.

Open your eyes! And observe the miracles of everyday life. Absolute Amazing!

Personal growth is the most powerful force for change on earth. I believe that personal growth can help anyone change anything.

Often I Wish I Werea potato.Eyes openedin all directions.Unafraid of the cold earth.The differencebetween life and deathfor somebody.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

The spiritual path is not one of attainment, but of return.

In the end, the church will either declare the truth of God's Word, or it will find a way to run away from it.

I'm just a basketball player, you know? Just put me where you need me.

If you think, 'I'm jumping out of a plane at 30,000 feet!' you're not going to do it. But if you just jump out, then you'll have an interesting ride.

Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die

I worked hard, and if you work hard you get the goodies.