The purpose of poetry is to remind us how difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.

The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.

The soul exceeds its circumstances.

Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.

Consolation Calm down. Both your sins and your good deeds will be lost in oblivion.

Do not feel safe. The poet remembers. You can kill one, but another is born. The words are written down, the deed, the date.

The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.

When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.

I am composed of contradictions, which is why poetry is a better form for me than philosophy

The true enemy of man is generalization.

As with all matters of the heart, the odds may not be in our favour but it is the only risk worth taking.

It's the unknown that I fear, the bites of memories that still have no connections.

As a younger person I think I thought of myself as a Tony [from The Best Man], struggling with the legacy of my famous parents.

Emmitt Smith is someone that I have great respect for - as a player, a competitor and a person. His contributions to the organization and the NFL speak for themselves.

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Orleans, goes home with you.

Women hold up half the sky.

There might be too many stairs to go up; ignore the stairs!

Governor Romney may be running for CEO, I'm running for President

I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium.

I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery.