Reptilian green the wrinkled throat, Green as a bough of yew the beard; He bent his head, and so I smote

Far out of sight forever stands the sea, Bounding the land with pale tranquillity.

And one rose in a tent of sea and gave A darkening shudder; water fell away; The whale stood shining, and then sank in spray.

The land is numb. It stands beneath the feet, and one may come Walking securely, till the sea extends Its limber margin, and precision ends.

The poet's first job of work is to put bread on the table.

The passion to condense from book to book Unbroken wisdom in a single look, Though we know well that when this fix the head, The mind's immortal, but the man is dead.

The rain of matter upon sense Destroys me momently. The score: There comes what will come.

Even though poetry was written for the 'minds ear' as well as the physical ear, the minds ear can be trained only by the other ... which comes back to reading poetry aloud.

By practice and conviction formed, With ancient stubbornness ingrained, Although her body clung and swarmed, My own identity remained.

The thickest sweats produce the sweetest life. A hard work surely brings unheard happiness. Dig up your gold.

The right response to the non-problem of global warming is to have the courage to do nothing.

What a joy it is to dance and sing!

Where there is hunger, law is not regarded; and where law is not regarded, there will be hunger.

There's no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.

You don't really prepare for a kissing scene.

Most men spend the best part of their lives making the remaining part wretched.

When I started workin' with Muddy. That convinced me that I could get away with doin' the blues.

Righteous women have changed the course of history and will continue to do so, and their influence will spread and grow exponentially throughout the eternities.

We, the people of the United States, we are a great Nation with a great vision.