Only with a leaf can I talk of the forest

Innocent droplets of rain make almost all events quite natural.

Handcuffs weigh much more than gravestones.

Could it be that the planets are castaway heads.

When will the deathOf Death ever come?from "The Siege

Let them shoot us in the head, My blood will grow rootsand will blossom.

TIMETimeAnd how it slips through my fingersWithout putting its ring on them, And I remain simply its lover

It rainsAnd rainsAnd rains.But there is a sky above the rain, Nothing can rot the sky.Earth has turned to mud. What of it?The heart of the planet is made of fire, of ardent sun.(from "A Rainy Day")

Innocent droplets of rainMake almost all events Quite natural.(from "A Rainy Day")

ABYSSOur country livesAmong the deadAnd dies among the livingSometimes.

Only with a leafcan I talk of the forest,

To every whisper if you listen carefully, you will hear or fail to hear something.

The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

Keep off your thoughts from things that are past and done; for thinking of the past wakes regret and pain.

Yet there are some people - Steve Allen would dissect comedy forever; he's a really funny guy, but he would love talking about comedy. I'm doing it right now and you all seem bored.

The freedom of the mind is the beginning of all other freedoms.

Before your dreams can come true, you have to have those dreams.

I really like being able to laugh at my own jokes.

Were the happiness of the next world is as closely apprehended as the felicities of this, it were a martyrdom to live.

Sometimes it isn't fighting that's brave, its facing the death you know is coming.

Many a politician wishes there was a law to burn old records.