I have never thought of my life as divided between poetry and politics.

He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly.

If nothing saves us from death, at least love should save us from life

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

In one kiss, you'll know all I haven't said.

To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

If each day falls inside each night, there exists a well where clarity is imprisoned. We need to sit on the rim of the well of darkness and fish for fallen light with patience.

90 percent of all Gillette shavers are bought by women for the men in their lives

It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war.

Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.

I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not.

I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

Love and you will be loved, and you will be able to do all that you could not do unloved.

Leaders should not just talk about - but walk the walk of - fiscal conservatism.

I was born in the West Village in New York, and then when I was about four my family moved to what they joke is the suburbs, the Upper West Side. I lived there for most of my childhood.

Starting a new novel is a little like starting a new relationship - you have to be prepared to commit for at least three years and put up with the domestic tedium as well as the emotional highs!

You could make a case that women addicted men to their sexuality and then withdrew their sexuality until we provided them with a source of income.