Poetry is like air. It's one of the necessary things. Everyone benefits from poetry. And as you know, poetry is international. There are only two things that are truly international, poetry and wine.

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way.

She knows who she is, because she knows who she isn't.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.

We are strong enough to stand tall tearlessly, we are brave enough to bend to cry, and we are sad enough to know that we must laugh again.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.

We love because it's the only true adventure.

You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Once you know who you are, you don't have to worry anymore.

I build boxesand place them at your feet, to measure the distance between dreams and reality.

There's a place for talking and criticism. But there's also a place to let our ACTIONS do the talking!

With 'Attachments, ' my goal was to write a really good romantic comedy. I wanted the reader to be smiling throughout.

The person that angers you most, teaches you best

Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved.

You have your structure, but within it, it gets fuller and you can highlight other parts of the performance.

The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you.

There comes a time when a man and woman realize that their separate schemes can be better achieved as a conspiracy.

I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.

Tell someone you are going to rob them and all that will happen is that you'll get a reputation as a truthful man.