He’d always loved this land, loved how his family had tamed it. It was as much a part of him as his blood. Being involved with him meant moving back here. Being surrounded by bad memories.

The desire to touch her, to kiss her would end up with her walking away and him hurting again. So why the hell did he reach up and stroke her cheek with the back of his knuckle?

It had been so long since she’d given herself permission to just feel without thinking, to act without discussing the consequences. And yeah, there would be consequences, she had no doubt.

Deep Throat was a very unfortunate name given to the source by the managing editor of The Washington Post.

No species ... possesses a purpose beyond the imperatives created by genetic history ... The human mind is a device for survival and reproduction, and reason is just one of its various techniques.

The NSA routinely lies in response to congressional inquiries about the scope of surveillance in America.

We break off obsession by laughing at ourselves, by learning to be funny, by just seeing the joy in life and by having a terrific love for this world.

Come, come to Him who made thy heart; Come weary and oppressed; To come to Jesus is thy part; His part, to give thee rest.

I think that the loss of confidence in yourself to make good music is what being jaded is.

For me, poetry has no point in existing if it's not to be a prompt or aid to political and ethical change.

People should wake up in the morning and say 'I am not a job seeker, I am a job-creator.

If you ever want to get a sense of your own personal failure, look at yourself trying to get across a point that nobody is listening to and the situation gets worse and worse.

If the heart bleeds love, bare it, If the martyr's crown fits, wear it.