When I die, I will see the lining of the world. The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.

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 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.

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

How sad, he thought, that desire found new objects but did not abate, that when it came to longing there was no end.

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice he wants and I give it to him.

All art is a revolt against man's fate.

Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.

I always felt that with luxury came cruelty. I do my best to live a happy, prosperous life, but I don't indulge in a lot of luxury.

what was time but a convention, a habit of mind, a custom of dress?

Chiropractic was the key to keeping me in the game.

Graham Norton makes me laugh. I love him. I'm not kidding. I watch him on BBC America every week. He's so fast.

The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.