When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.

Why is it that right-wing bastards always stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity, while liberals fall out among themselves?

Give me a mystery - just a plain and simple one - a mystery which is diffidence and silence, a slim little bare-foot mystery: give me a mystery - just one!

One day posterity will remember these strange times, when ordinary common honesty was called courage.

Ever since then I have known that if all the values in this world are more or less questionable, the most important thing in life is kindness.

Unfortunately justice is the train that's nearly always late.

Translation is like a woman. If it is beautiful, it is not faithful. If it is faithful, it is most certainly not beautiful.

There is no need to fear the strong. All one needs is to know the method of overcoming them. There is a special jujitsu for every strong man.

Life is a rainbow which also includes black.

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else can only be a footnote.

Envy is an insult to oneself.

Now comes the hard part. Peyton, Peyton, Peyton. Just say Peyton.

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every day, spend one's life making aesthetic propositions. What an immense luxury

It is curious that the leaf should so love the light and the root so hate it.

I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.

As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements.

Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind

Violent means will give violent freedom.

You. I've spent my life waiting for you.' -Keenan

And he did see--that life was rotten, that there were no heroes, really, and that you couldn't trust anybody, not even yourself.

I did spend years as an addict, so I know that world, although I wish I didn't.