The power to console is not within corporeal reach - though its attempt is precious.

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.

To enjoy a peaceful & Beautiful Life We should open our 'EYE' and Close our 'I

A different direction defines what to me is real and to you is hooey.

Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.

If you believe in evolution and naturalism then you have a reason not to think your faculties are reliable.

I just love music, so that's what I'm always working on, and I try to say yes a lot. Maybe I'm more ambitious than I thought I was.

Getting picked gives you half that confidence, or 50 per cent of it

I need more and more silence, it feels. Poems don't leap into my mind when I'm distracted, turned outward, with other people, listening to music.

...Don't let me ever hear you say, 'I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth.' Fiction is the truth, fool! Ever hear of 'literature'? That means fiction, too, stupid.

It's frustrating when you want to play but can't. I didn't touch a racket for three weeks and when I started playing again last week, I still felt some pain in my wrist.

Sooner or later you'll hear what your heart has always been telling you: stop trying to be who you think you should be - become who you are.