Sometimes you sense how faithfully your life is delivered, even though you can't read the address.

There are mornings when everything brims with promise, even my empty cup.

The poem is the device through which the ordinary world is seen in a new way - engaging, compelling, even beautiful.

There's nothing wrong with delighting in what you do. In fact, most of the fun you'll have as a poet will come about during the process of writing.

All night, this soft rain from The distant past. No wonder I sometimes Waken as a child.

I like the idea of there being times when even words cost so much you used them sparingly. I have known a lot of old men and women who talked as if they were paying Western Union by the word.

Turtle has just one plan at a time, and every cell buys into it.

This evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than a part of the darkness.

When she left me I stood out in the thunderstorm, hoping to be destroyed by lightning. It missed, first left, then right.

I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road.

Keeping a journal is like taking good care of one’s heart.

Inherent rights are from God, and the tragedies of the world originate in their attempted denial.

We will fiercely challenge those forces within the education establishment who impede innovation in our schools and who protect and defend inequality and institutional failure.

If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?

My imagination is my polestar; I steer by that.

We'd love to do Space Ace 3D. It has a lot of potential. But, it is really up to the publishers.

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping.

I go to church every Sunday. I've always been a believer. I love singing. I don't have the best voice - I just love getting my emotions out.

The quality of our breath expresses our inner feelings.

The future of healthcare security should include flexibility from the federal government to allow us to serve the state's most vulnerable citizens.

My wife and I always enjoy going for a jog.