It's not the tailor that makes the man.

You know, Molly, if you can hold in your mind what you want long enough, you shall have it.

I did the wrong thing, and I lost him for

Thank Heaven! The crisis /The danger is past, and the lingering illness, is over at last /, and the fever called ''Living'' is conquered at last.

This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin'; We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

Be willing to face life squarely and get down beneath the surface of life where the verities and realities are to be found.

I've always really enjoyed sharing my work with others. I find it really hard if I don't think the work will exist outside of my own apartment.

Your greatest asset is your learning ability. The ordinary stroke their egos - the exceptional polishes their craft

I ask myself, 'why am I so lazy?' and am too lazy to reply.

If the spirit does not move me, I move the Spirit.

Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.