Poetry is an old wise serpent which only occasionally comes out to catch the sun (and scare people).

Art is a game. Poetry as well. At the end of the day, you either know how to play it or not.

Poetry, to me, is a type of shamanistic chant capable of chasing away the darkness within us.

Man is in his own microcosm akin to a personal box, with poetry as its lid which it can defend itself from the world

The best thing you can ever have is peace of mind, it is a basking fire to keep a cold heart in warmth, and a fortified confidence to be proud of.

This is your life so fill it with beauty and love.

Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.

I want my wife and children to travel always with me and share good things and bad things. That's what the family is for.

I don't have anything against my mom, but my family has no emotional connection to each other.

I wish I could get all the discourteous drivers on a ship and sail them away and make sure it's a really horrible, wavy journey and when they get to where they're going, keep them there.

In the end, I want to be able to say, 'My life was what I made it.

Truth, like the burgeoning of a bulb under the soil, however deeply sown, will make its way to the light.

I use SPF every day, then apply foundation, mascara, eyeliner and blusher. I always take my make-up off at night and moisturize.

I have no problem with anyone being precise about small things.