Ours was such a delicious risk.My being abruptly and altogetherEcstatic and be-stilled.

Be content to love, to dazzle in the light, If only for moments… And then be gone, With gladness in your heart, Before the creeping shadows Claim too much your sadness at leaving.

Ours was such a delicious risk. My being abruptly and altogether Ecstatic and be-stilled.

On the canvas of life, Every sweep of the brush matters, Counts for something.

Sense how Even the smooth stones ache With stories of their own In the shuddering light of day.

The searing light of morning Asks unwelcome questions, Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight.

Be brave enough to never yearn For that you cannot hold close In your heart forever. Tread lightly, cherish compassion And live in the moment without fear.

Ultimately not one amongst us Will ever be denied that, The glimmer of a chance to shine.

I am sad, like the hot dust on the streets And the music of fresh fallen leaves Caught in a sliding summer breeze.

Sublime moments refracted, Even if only for seconds, Caught forever in your soul.

Nothing that truly matters Can ever evaporate, Be excised, Burnt out of your soul.

Diamonds are formed in pressure

Take control from the moment you step in her place. She'll be pleasantly surprised and impressed.

We're all running away. Some of us just don't get very far.

She resisted the urge to run, only prey ran [and] Niko had no intention on becoming prey

True love doesn't have a happy ending, because true love never ends. Letting go is one way of saying I love you.

All human development, no matter what form it takes, must be outside the rules; otherwise we would never have anything new.

You can feel all things at once, so why not wear all things at once?

Not really, and actually my cholesterol was 190 when I had the heart attack. 190, which isn't that high. I took it down to about 130 and it's probably about 140 or 145 now.

LSU would be a good place to stand during a lightning storm.

People feel like they know you when you're in their living room, weekly, for five years. But I always get uncomfortable when people know more about me than I know about them.