I . . . am small, like the wren, and my hair is bold like the chestnut burr; and my eyes like the sherry in the glass that the guest leaves.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

When the hypocrisy of life appears we often fail to recognise it or the question it raises

Macho does not prove mucho.

Unlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on.

Never be led in new paths by the blind

They couldn't, in the National Party, run a bath and if either the deputy leader or the leader tried to, Sir Robert would run away with the plug.

My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.

True love isn't reserved for weddings and ceremonies. It's from the heart. That's all it has to be. All it ever is.

The first instinct is love.

There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.