In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.

For people may not know what they think about politics in the Balkans, or the vexed question of men and women, but everyone has a definite opinion about the flavour of shredded coconut.

The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it.

The treasures of Cathay were never found. In this America, this wilderness Where the axe echoes with a lonely sound, The generations labor to possess And grave by grave we civilize the ground.

All that grave weight of America Cancelled! Like Greece and Rome. The future in ruins!

The Open Road goes to the used-car lot.

It's complicated, being an American, Having the money and the bad conscience, both at the same time.

I gave no prescriptions, And those who have taken my moods for prophecies Mistake the matter.

The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle but to make them long for it.

Time not only heals, time reveals

Technology fuels economy, unfortunately in today’s world it’s the fuel that drags economy

Christian allegories are a dime a dozen. You can find them in any story, if you look hard enough. Even Harry Potter.

Because from now on, for you, I'll be searching for those moments of always within never/Beauty, in this world.

... the battle for the acceptance of photography as Art was not only counter-productive but counter-revolutionary. The most important photography is most emphatically not Art.

In the final analysis, we count for something only because of the essential that we embody. If we do not embody that, life is wasted.

Study the past if you want to define the future.

I've got taste, it's inbred in me.

Growing up, there wasn't much emphasis on being nice or naughty. As a family, there wasn't much discipline. It was more relaxed at home, which I'm grateful for.

Why waste precious time and energy trying to be someone you're not when you can put it to much better use simply being yourself?