The Things that never can come back, are several- Childhood-some forms of Hope-the Dead- Though Joys-like Men-may sometimes make a Journey- And still abide-.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

​Belief is exclusively a matter of personal domain. It has nothing to do with reality.

Maybe like the never-ending stories within stories of the One Thousand and One Nights, life is dream within dream all the way through?

Some books are undeservedly forgotten none are undeservedly remembered.

The performances of others are often selected as standards for self-improvement of abilities

How you see a country depends on whether you are driving through it, or live in it. How you see a country depends on whether or not you can leave it, if you have to.

Our people, though capable of strong and durable feeling, were not demonstrative in their affection at any time, least of all in the presence of guests or strangers.

I think the music was speaking to that opening up of whose voice gets heard and how multidimensional that voice can be.

Noise is an easy thing to hide behind. If you make a lot of noise and shout behind that, nobody can tell what you're singing.

Any person who says their family is perfectly functional is lying.

I sometimes question whether I'm even an artist or just a painter.