The theme of Death is to Poetry what Mistaken Identity is to Drama.

I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk. And if I do then that's a real poem.

Praying is another way of singing.You plant in the tree the soul of lemons.You plant in the gardens the spirit of roses.

Leave my soul alone, leave my soul alone

Are all men in disguise except those crying?

I know the colour rose, and it is lovely, But not when it ripens in a tumour; And healing greens, leaves and grass, so springlike, In limbs that fester are not springlike.

In politics, it often pays to be ahead of the curve. That holds true for corporate governance too, even more so when politics enter the equation.

Happiness is purely a chosen state of being available to all, at all times.I choose to be happy, because I am.

Never dismiss anyone's value until you know him.

Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation.

Well, you could become a Southern Baptist. I mean, instead of having to obey the Pope, you could just obey your husband.

The depiction of the exterior as opposed [to] what you're feeling inside is always so different that it's impossible to know what is right.

All reaction is limited by, and dependant on, what it is reacting against.

People have defining moments, i suppose, especially when they're children.

Certainty abolishes hope, and robs us of renewal.

What a man really says when he says that someone else can be persuaded by force, is that he himself is incapable of more rational means of communication.