News isn't designed to talk about daily life in its nuances, but poetry is.

We know what war means, and we know what poverty means. We need to develop a better model for reaching out to the world than we have.

The truth is, terrorism flourishes in places of injustice rather than in places of poverty.

You can't be wrong in journalism. Take a wrong turn in journalism, and you are writing fiction. You can take a wrong turn in poetry, and something wonderful can happen.

I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.

Poetry allows me to write about what I don't know, whereas journalism demands a higher level of certainty to be worthy of being written.

I worked with two young women translators. One died and the other received a death threat from the Taliban.

The power of the voice in rap is about the expression of truth, rather than the expression of some kind of artifice.

In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture.

Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan. If you turned on the radio, there would be a poetry program that would be as popular as The Real Housewives.

Poetry isn't as relevant in the Western world as it is in Afghanistan. And not many people make time for something that doesn't feel relevant.

The Present day optimists invent a lieand the pessimists hide the truth

A clear personal brand communicates what you have to offer and attracts desirable opportunities.

I can't think of a better way to revenge someone who tried to break you, Than to live and love life more without them.

[on pop idol Donny Osmond] He has Van Gogh's ear for music.

...the word that seems best to summarize the desire of the human heart is 'communion.' ...wherever we look it is communion that we seek.

Americans threw away their communities in order to save a few dollars on hair dryers and plastic food storage tubs, never stopping to reflect on what they were destroying.

Building a dollhouse is a lot like writing a novel because you are God of the Universe.

Faith is the staff that will support you over the rockiest terrain.

So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray.

Working toward perfection is not a one time decision but a process to be pursued throughout one's lifetime.