My greatest fear is being somewhere without a book.

Sometimes poetry--words--give us a small, lovely look at ourselves. And sometimes that is enough.

In a way, my childhood was one long bunch of pages... I read and read and read.

I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.

What is perfect? Journey, a thing doesn't have to be perfect to be fine. That goes for a picture. That goes for life....Things can be good enough.

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever.

I never work from an outline, and often I dont know how the story will end.

You should know that there are some things for which there are no answers, no matter how beautiful the words may be.

All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.

Fact and fiction are different truths.

There is always something to miss, no matter where you are.

God's everywhere.So remember when you go to the toilet not to laugh.

If someone tells you that you can achieve your dreams with little to no work, they are lying to you.

Sometimes writing is just rubbing words together long enough to make a fire.

I think that 'The Sopranos' uses music incredibly well.

I don't like myself you know. I love myself. I'm devoted to myself till my dying day. But I don't like myself.

And though you want to last forever, You know you never will, You know you never will, And the good-bye makes the journey harder still.

Ben's tongue is like sunscreen...It's good for your health and should be applied liberally.

Spending on the military doesn't increase the deficit.

You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.

Rather than think about fields producing food, and the rest of the land producing everything else, we need to think about managing integrated, multifunctional, landscapes