No matter that I have inhibitions enough to fill all my pockets; I keep trying , hoping that one day I'll write a poem I can be proud to let sit in a museum exhibit as the only proof I existed.

Don't think or judge, just listen.

Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.

Happiness is like a cloud, if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of my success.

One of my favorite stories was Black Orchid, because it was so different from all the others. I especially enjoyed dancing the Charleston. I have always been keen on dancing.

Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.

Your actions is like a raindrop; it falls into the pond making ripples and then its over.

I know nothing of man's rights, or woman's rights; human rights are all that I recognize.

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

Close your eyes, and with Jesus, journey back through your day. As you do, confess sin as you see it...

You’re in the country of the kangaroo and the duck-billed platypus, and you’re asking ‘why is it a mushroom? Because it just IS.

I loved her for what I couldn't understand about her. Love searches for the mystery in the beloved, seeks the unknowable.

I don't know what brings you up here, but to me the town looks prettier and the people look nicer and even the worst of them look almost kind.

People who sit and expects miracles are wicked.

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can so as to keep it out of as many things as possible.

Over all, I want you to discover the joy of creation by your own hand. ... The possibility of creation from paper is infinite.

The future of commerce is going to be all electronic. The gold standard was a fine idea, but electronic changes of funds and credits will be the future.

If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another.

A perfect poem is impossible. Once it had been written, the world would end. Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.