God has a way of making the most miserable things...Beauti ful.

I was aborted and did not die.

I’m His girl. You don’t mess with God’s girl. I got a sign on my forehead that says: You better be nice to me, for my Father owns the world.

You mustn't let your emotions get the better of you. There is a great deal to be angry about, but anger doesn't change things.

It's not time to worry yet

The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons.

We have to reform the entire political process. It's got to start with leadership by example.

Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.

Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.

Poetry is what is gained in translation.

Identity can be so gelatinous sometimes.

I'd like to quit thinking of the present as some minor insignificant preamble to something else.

The wren-box problem is becoming more acute each year, for wrens now demand better housing conditions and labor-saving devices.