Hands have not tears to flow.

Do not go gently into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.

I hold a beast, an angel and a madman within me.

Life always offers you a second chance. is called tomorrow.

Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart; Push in their tides.

When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes.

Love is the last light spoken.

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.

It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.

The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps... so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.

I do not need any friends. I prefer enemies. They are better company and their feelings towards you are always genuine.

Education is not limited to any age

Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as the headlights but you can make the whole trip that way.

I need protein from food rather than just protein supplements. I changed my diet.

I've read Proust and Stendhal. That keeps you in your place.

Ending poverty and ensuring sustainability are the defining challenges of our time. Energy is central to both of them.

[My book is] a collection of letters and essays about what it takes to be a young woman today. Mostly the taboo things that girls don't want to talk about, but once we do we realize we're not alone.

The act is judged of by the event.

To forgive is an act of compassion, Buffy. It's not done because people deserve it. It's done because they need it.

It seems that scientists are often attracted to beautiful theories in the way that insects are attracted to flowers — not by logical deduction, but by something like a sense of smell.

Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.