I wander forth this chill December dawn: John Frost and all his elves are out, I see, As busy as the elfin world can be, Clothing a world asleep with fleecy lawn.

The earth is rocking, the skies are riven-- Jove in a passion, in god-like fashion, Is breaking the crystal urns of heaven.

All that is beautiful shall abide, All that is base shall die.

Beauty and Truth, tho' never found, are worthy to be sought.

It's tough to have an authentic relationship with awe in the age of awesome, a word that has become so overused as to be drained of its meaning.

All of us - who might have probed space, or cured cancer, or built industries - were, instead, black victims of the white man's American social system.

Criticism of one’s appearance hurts, no matter what.

There are two things to aim at in life: first to get what you want and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Advocating for yourself in the context of friendship starts with choosing the right people to be part of your inner circle.

I'm a slave to my dogs and go out with them almost every day. They are poorly behaved if they don't run. They really act up.

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

Do all your eating at a table.

Sin doesn't always look sinful to us; sometimes it looks beautiful. That's why we need grace to see sin for what it really is - dark, dangerous, enslaving and destructive.

What a measly epitaph that would make: 'They saw it coming, but hadn't the wit to stop it happening.'