On Hallowe'en the old ghosts come about us, and they speak to some; to others they are dumb.

Morning has broken Like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken Like the first bird.

It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see.

All the ill that is in us comes from fear, and all the good from love.

We do not lose our friends when they die, we only lose sight of them.

The events of childhood do not pass but repeat themselves like seasons of the year.

It seems to me there are no rules, only instances; but perhaps that is because I learned no rules, and am only an instance myself.

Upon your shattered ruins where, This vine will flourish still, as rare, As fresh, as fragrant as of old. Love will not crumble.

No love-story has ever been told twice. I never heard any tale of lovers that did not seem to me as new as the world on its first morning.

Cats sleep Anywhere, Any table, Any chair, Top of piano, Window-ledge, In the middle, On the edge.

He bent his head and kissed her long and deeply, and in that kiss neither knew themselves, or even each other, but something beyond all consciousness that was both of them.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.

In my official status, I cannot comment on ET contact. However, personally, I can assure you, we are not alone!

I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.

I'm nicer on tax day than I am when I'm on deadline.

It’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one!

Today, peace means the ascent from simple coexistence to cooperation and common creativity among countries and nations.

Make incremental progress, change comes not by the yard, but by the inch.

I get to do what I love every day. I get to crawl into someone else's head and I love that.

I am absolutely delighted to have come second. Who cares about winning when you can be second? I love being runner-up.