Poetry, far more than fiction, reveals the soul of humanity.

I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little inkdrops, And posting it.

Polyphonic prose is a kind of free verse, except that it is still freer. Polyphonic makes full use of cadence, rime, alliteration, assonance.

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.

All books are either dreams or swords, You can cut, or you can drug, with words.

Happiness, to some, elation; Is, to others, mere stagnation.

Oh! To be a butterfly Still, upon a flower, Winking with its painted wings, Happy in the hour.

Happiness, to some, is elation; to others it is mere stagnation.

Sexual love is the most stupendous fact of the universe, and the most magical mystery our poor blind senses know.

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness.

Hate is ravening vulture beaks descending on a place of skulls.

I’m not going to be like my mother. You’re maniacs. You’re mad."“Yes, ” said Kate. “I know it. And so you won’t be. The best of luck to you. And what are you going to be instead?

P.I. Cassie Cruise--You don't have to like her, but you damn well better respect her

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.

I wanna end the international embarrassment of the United States of America being the only major country on earth that doesn't guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege.

Running for office is the least aerobic of the socially interactive sports.

I think the idea that a society has to be responsible for all of its citizens, those who do well and those who do not, is really a precondition of a good society.

Lenny Breau had the ability to reach into your heart.

Michael Mann's always been one of my heroes.

My life, at least, is divided between writing and performing and mixtures of the two.

Enjoy everything that happens in your life, but never make your happiness or success dependent on an attachment to any person, place, or thing.