I look on Sculpture as history. I do not think the Apollo and the Jove impossible in flesh and blood. Every trait the artist recorded in stone, he had seen in life, and better than his copy.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

However expressive, symbols can never be the things they stand for.

Angels are everywhere. The angelic encounter lies in every given moment.

No doubt Pain as God's megaphone is a terrible instrument

Going down 6% grades using only a hand brake and low gears wasn’t for sissies and, in retrospect, might have been for idiots.

Poetry and prayer are very similar.

Working all winter shining all summer

I read, and sigh, and wish I were a tree; For sure then I should grow To fruit or shade: at least some bird would trust Her household to me, and I should be just.

I wonder if it's possible to be a Republican and a Christian at the same time.

I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets.

Why do I write books? Why do I think? Why should I be passionate? Because things could be different, they could be made better.