When not deeply engaged in creative activities, or numbed by the TV, I felt empty and hungry. My heart hurt... I often felt hollow or as if I were some kind of wispy ghost, barely existing.

As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and the universe.

I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them.

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.

We are hungry for more; if we do not consciously pursue the More, we create less for ourselves and make it more difficult to experience More in life.

This is the blood's wild tree that grows the intricate and folded rose

When we learn new behaviors and break through to higher levels of consciousness and love, we can fulfill the deeper spiritual hunger within.

Soft addictions are an alluring, seductive aspect of our culture - they are easy to attain and socially acceptable, they are even encouraged in many cases. Yet they are lethal to the spirit.

Only after I faced the unhappiness of my first marriage did I start on the path of personal growth.

That impulse I think is a form of love. Poetry is something that comes to you, rather than your having to work out its form beforehand.

Feelings or Emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are in your deepest place.

Cannot put a finger on what precedes the other, bachelor/spinsterhood or self-obsession.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who sweat the small stuff, and those who have the balls not to.

It is the nature of intuition to spark and guide creativity, and it's an essential ingredient for anything "new" to happen in the world at all.

Don't make anybody a homemade gift. Unless you're really good, or it's going to be really practical. If it's a little thing you think is cute 'cause you made it, just forget it.

Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.

Women now were told not to settle for second best, told that they deserved better, but at a time, it seemed, when there was so much less to go around.

I'm really happy for [David Petraeus]. He's exceptionally talented.

If I'm grumpy I sure do enjoy writing The Walking Dead.

when i reached the bottom, i finally understood what Guthrie meant when he shouted, "LIBERO!" It was a celebration of being alive

Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.