Insect life was so loud that when you parked the car and got out it sounded as if you had suddenly tuned into a radio frequency from another planet.

Kindness is no common virtue. It is a rare gift.

Reading requires a loner's temperament, a high tolerance for silence, and an unhealthy preference for the company of people who are imaginary or dead.

One of the major keys to success is to keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage.

You should see the murderous stares I get on the street. Though I think that has less to do with seeing a man carrying a purse and more to do with paisley. Paisley makes everyone cranky.

It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together.

Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future.

It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.

There has been a concerted effort to frame caring about climate change and the environment as an alternate religion - one that worships the creation rather than the creator, so to speak.

I feel that the task of criticizing my poetry is best left to others (i.e. critics) and would much rather have it take place after I am dead. If at all.

I'm willing to be representative. I'm just an actor. I'm just playing a role, so even if it is a person I do not like, I would do that.

I miss you more than the sun misses the sky at night.

There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up empty cantons, and unnecessary spaces.