depth and substance.the two most exquisite qualities. be it in a poemor a person.

The splendid thingabout falling apartsilently...is thatyou can start overas many timesas you like.

even in the loneliest momentsi have been therefor myself.

some winterswill never meltsome summerswill never freezeand some things will only... live in poems.

...so i will greet youin a wayall loved thingsare meant to be greetedwith a tear in my heartand a poem in my eye.

i have laughedmore than daffodilsand cried more than June.

your handtouching mine.this is howgalaxiescollide.

To fall in love with someone's thoughts - the most intimate, splendid romance.

the intensityin your eyesburns my penas i write.

lean in to kiss mein all the placeswhere the acheis the most special.

i writebecauseit is the only wayi can reach you.

People who know me know I have a sense of humor that can really push the envelope.

If our nation wants to reduce global warming, air pollution and energy instability, we should invest only in the best energy options. Nuclear energy isn't one of them.

I found music to be the therapy of choice.

Better a man honor his profession than be honored by it.

I'm not an abstract artist; I leave that to others. To me, abstract art ended with Kazimir Malevich's 'Black Square.' To continue it is senseless.

The eyes, like sentinels, hold the highest place in the body. [Lat., Oculi, tanquam, speculatores, altissimum locum obtinent.]

The world and the universe is an extremely beautiful place, and the more we understand about it the more beautiful does it appear.

All evil is like a nightmare; the instant you stir under it, the evil is gone.

I have had the advantage of a radical Christian upbringing

I don't want to say never, but I hope I don't become that 'take me seriously now' guy.