My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.

Sometimes the only way to hold on, is to let go.

She's known sadness. That's what it is. I only just thought that as I wrote it. She's known sadness, and it has made her kind.

Yeah, well, when they say ‘You know it’s a long way, don’t you?’ what they really mean is: ‘You know it’d be faster if you just rode a kangaroo, don’t you?

Shall we their fond pageant see?Lord, what fools these mortals be!

Your white tee, well to me, looks like a nightgown; Make your mama proud, take that thing two sizes down.

I never wanted to be in a band because I love music too much to mess it up.

I don't take Twitter too seriously in the physical world.

Fear must rule in a despotism.

Above all, leadership is a position of servanthood.

It does not help that some politicians and journalists assume the public is interested only in those aspects of science that promise immediate practical applications to technology or medicine.