When the black and mortal blood of man has fallen to the ground ... who then can sing spells to call it back again?

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

What does our commitment to nonviolence mean as citizens of one of the most powerful and oppressive nations in recorded history?

If Light Is In Your HeartYou Will Find Your Way Home.

You won't ever build your confidence from a perception of lack. For it grows and evolves from realising who you are and what you already have.

I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.

Writing is a bit like being a god

Free enterprise is not a bad idea and has produced art.

It's a little hard for me to stand behind the walls of the great mansion and play rock and roll star. I feel the need to give back.

My mother and father were perfect role models. They were together for 25 years and very much in love. But I've got too much to do now. I'm only 27.

Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.

Growing up in the place I did I never was aware of any other option but to question everything.