When will the deathOf Death ever come?from "The Siege

Let them shoot us in the head, My blood will grow rootsand will blossom.

TIMETimeAnd how it slips through my fingersWithout putting its ring on them, And I remain simply its lover

It rainsAnd rainsAnd rains.But there is a sky above the rain, Nothing can rot the sky.Earth has turned to mud. What of it?The heart of the planet is made of fire, of ardent sun.(from "A Rainy Day")

Innocent droplets of rainMake almost all events Quite natural.(from "A Rainy Day")

ABYSSOur country livesAmong the deadAnd dies among the livingSometimes.

Only with a leafcan I talk of the forest,

IN OUR CELLSThey keep us in our cellsFor a long time...And, if we get out, We lug them with us on our shoulders, Like a porter with a chest of goods.

Handcuffs weigh much more than gravestones.(from "Gratitude")

When angry, count to Zen.

Mother's Eden: Does your Matthew... Well, does he make you feel as if he just handed you a handful of Stars?Eden: He make me feel as if he handed me the moon as well, Mama. Maybe the whole universe.

Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

As nuclear and other technological achievements continue to mount, the normal life span will continue to climb. The hourly productivity of the worker will increase.

While everybody else was going mad, we were actually the sanest people in the whole thing.

People don't see hunger in front of them so they are not directly affected. What I am doing is connecting young people to the issue

One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a beautiful woman is after considerable acquaintance with her.

Nuclear-armed Iran ought to be a major concern. And they're moving forward. We have got to roll that back.

Life is like a stew, you have to stir it frequently, or all the scum rises to the top.

He who first praises a book becomingly is next in merit to the author.