Music is in all growing things; And underneath the silky wings Of smallest insects there is stirred A pulse of air that must be heard; Earth's silence lives, and throbs, and sings.

In short, realism reveals. Where we thought nothing worthy of notice, it shows everything to be rife with significance.

A nobleness to try for, A name to live and die for.

My education taught me a lot, but nothing I needed to learn.

For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.

Evil is not any superhuman, but it is HUMAN.

As a writer I'm always mindful that not everyone is going to feel the same way I do about something, so my emotions are just my emotions.

You can't eat hope,' the woman said. You can't eat it, but it sustains you,' the colonel replied.

I think I'm attracted to writers who tell us something about ourselves.

Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

I would love to adopt a child from a Spanish speaking country, because I want to have Spanish in the home.

I used to always fight for human rights. I still fight for Leonard Peltier, who's spent 35 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.