I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive.

There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.

I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.

All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.

A good poem is like a bouillon cube. It's concentrated and it nourishes you when you need it.

Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more.

Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.

We should always do something that makes us feel like a child again. Keep learning, no matter what it is.

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.

I've always been intrigued by the way history works, the way we decide what is mentioned.

Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.

Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last.

For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves

I am not teaching you anything. I just help you to explore yourself.

[Repentance] means unlearning all the self-conceit and self -will that we have been training ourselves into... It means killing part of yourself, under-going a kind of death.

I used the Deep Cleansing Masque on my wedding day because I wanted everything - including my complexion - to be perfect!

They should call fishing what it really is... tricking and killing!

I opened the door and Lend smiled. 'They look better on you.' 'Wow, they must look just awful on you then.' I smiled back.

I have a vision, and I know I'm right.

...remind yourself that the only thing you can truly control is you - and your reaction to what the world throws at you.

My favorite muscle to train is TRICEPS! Always has been my stongest muscle group as well.