Poetry frees the soul of its burdens through pure expressions. -

To have the sense of creative activity is the great happiness and the great proof of being alive.

Introspection is a devouring monster. You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then it ceases feeding on you.

There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.

Independence, the freedom of a self-governing nation, is in my estimation the highest political good, for which any disadvantage, if need be, and any sacrifice are a cheap price.

Out of my great sorrows, I make little songs.

We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.

The excellence of every Art is its intensity.

I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats.

Our survival as a human community may depend as much upon our nurture of love in infancy and childhood as upon the protection of our society from external threats.