You get old and you realize there are no answers, just stories.

Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that.

That kind of love should've been able to beat sickness. That kind of love should've conquered anything.

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war.

I'm a tough girl, and I can go without a shower bot a week and be fine with that. But I will not sleep on dirty sheets.

If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.

There've been times when I've bought a whole pound of cheese and walked down the street and eaten it in one go.

They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.

Capital is to the progress of society what gas is to a car.

We cannot employ the mind to advantage when we are filled with excessive food and drink.

Prizes aren't essential. What is essential is poetry itself, it's what is said, it is clarity, it's loyalty, those are the essential values, the literary values.

The inner journey is as individual as our thumbprint. We need to guide others on their way and never impose our way upon them.