It's precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life.

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.

Every uniform corrupts one's character.

Jealousy is the fear of comparison.

A joke is a good camouflage. Next best comes sentiment... But the best camouflage of all - in my opinion - is the plain and simple truth. Because nobody ever believes it.

We asked for workers. We got people instead.

Technology... the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it.

There is no art without Eros.

When we travel, we are like a film at the moment of exposure; it is memory that will develop it.

I have no words for my reality.

It is only the consciousness of a nonexistence which allows us to realize for moments that we are living.

The paralyzing fear of being lost is fed solely by the irrational fear that we will never be found.

Susie: Maybe we're all making everything up as we go.

Beyond the mask she is witness to his glorious soul. Exposed to the elements, she warms her skin in his light and essence of being.

I really love doing yoga. My main ritual is yoga. I do A LOT of yoga

The smell of roasting meat together with that of burning fruit wood and dried herbs, as voluptuous as incense in a church, is enough to turn anyone into a budding gastronome

One of the main reasons that it is so easy to march men off to war is that each of them feels sorry for the man next to him who will die.

Speech is a powerful master and achieves the most divine feats with the smallest and least evident body. It can stop fear, relieve pain, create joy, and increase pity

I've always thought that the role of citizen, the role of advocate, were as important in our democracy as running for office.

The designated driver program, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, drop them off at the wrong house.

In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things