He knows that he must act, but he must allow room for the Universe to act too.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly

Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies.

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

The Warrior knows about the "waterfall effect".

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need.

Authors: The only people you thank for leaving you emotionally devastated.

For years I dreamed of having the sort of massive oak slab that would dominate a room...

Human beings do not like being pushed about by gods. They may seem to, on the surface, but somewhere on the inside, underneath it all, they sense it, and they resent it.

Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche.

I studied cooking in Spain after college.

somtimes people say that you can not live your dreams. sometimes people say that you can not sell out madison square garden. well this is what i tell them-NEVER SAY NEVER

I don't think the nature of my poetry is satirical or even ironic, I think it's essentially lyrical but again I don't know if it's my position to say what my poetry is like.

You're perfectly balanced because then you effervesce seemingly effortlessly. And it's a thing a person can't manufacture. You either have that or you don't. You have charm or you don't.

Oulipo ends where the work begins.

The peace of nature and of the innocent creatures of god seems to be secure and deep, only so long as the presence of man and his restless and unquiet spirit are not there to trouble its sanctity.