Men are monopolists of "stars, garters, buttons and other shining baubles"- unfit to be the guardians of another person's happiness.

As for butterflies, I can hardly conceive of one's attending upon you; but to question the congruence of the complement is vain, if it exists.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Your thorns are the best part of you.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.

Camels are snobbish and sheep, unintelligent; water buffaloes, neurasthenic-- even murderous. Reindeer seem over-serious.

Omissions are not accidents.

The hands are the heart's messengers.

The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.

When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.

Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.

I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb.

Creativity is an inherently human trait that allowed us to dominate our environment and make our way to the top of the food chain.

Stories shape the world.

exaggeration is the octopus of the English language

There’s one thing you can start doing right now that will change how you communicate with any young human: Remember what it’s like to be one.

I would love a family. I'm at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows.

Let me tell you something: I love the Yankees. And let me tell you why: because without the Yankees, there is nobody to hate.

The Greeks invented logic but were not fooled by it.

I'm like a bad musical cliche because I bring my guitar on the road and try to write songs in hotel rooms.