I write short stories, and I wrote a play.

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.

You don't dare think whole even to yourself the entirety of a dear hope or wish let alone a desperate one else you yourself have doomed it.

It is the confession, not the Priest, that gives us absolution

Dont give up because you are not getting much.Keep shining ur light no matter how small.God makes all things(small/big)beautiful in his time

The bat is gone, but the smile remains.

I said to myself, if I was in the race, I know I would have won.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

It takes incredible fortitude to keep on the road, even though it's fun and it's rewarding and you can't complain, it's just a great life, but it takes a lot of energy.

If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.

What I'm doing is obeying the law of diffusion of innovations.

Every leader is telling a story... about what he or she values.