Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that's how a book of poems is made, my Friend.

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.

Here's a rule of life: You don't get to pick what bad things happen to you

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

First he threw out all of his records, trashed his heart and then he went to sleep.

Showing up is eighty percent of life.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

I want in all cases to do right.

Do something. Do something small. Do something small but useful. Do something small but useful now.

Why should a child's future be shaped by where they are born?

Synergy is the VCR of media right now - discredited, outdated and left behind.

The only sensible approach is not to take it too seriously. What counts is the writing.

I am a very lucky artist in the sense that I have had all my life a lot of opportunities to do what I want to do.

The lights go down, you hear the applause and you're up there, and then everything else is forgotten.