I'm not going to change who I am just because people think it's weird.

Where else can you be as free as by yourself in the middle of nowhere, or in the middle of the ocean, or on the peak of a mountain. Adventure is freedom.

Be kind. Be courteous. Love others and be happy. It's that simple.

Gain knowledge. It's valuable.

If I should die think only this of me that there's some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.

Prayer is always in danger of degenerating into a glorified gold rush. How to get things from God occupies most [books].

The axiom of conditioned repetition, like the binomial theorem, is nothing but a piece of insolence.

I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.

Librarians see themselves as the guardians of the First Amendment. You got a thousand Mother Joneses at the barricades! I love the librarians, and I am grateful for them!

It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet.

I love you. You're my only reason to stay alive... if that's what I am.

I wouldn't be interested in just doing a show that's mapped out and choreographed with a set list. That would've been boring so long ago it just wouldn't be any fun.

The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.