my poems are only bits of scratchingon the floor of acage.

And then she would smile, to show me how, and it was the saddest smile I ever saw.

The centuries are sprinkled with rare magicwith divine creatureswho help us get past the common and extraordinary ills that beset us

wesat theresmokingcigarettesat5in the morning.

peace of mind and heartarriveswhen we accept what is:having beenborn into thisstrange lifewe must acceptthe wasted gamble of ourdaysand take some satisfaction inthe pleasure ofleaving it allbehind.

It's not a sign of creativity to have sixty-five ideas for one problem. It's just a waste of energy.

What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there getting rich could be dancing around the real subject of life.

Now I understand,” said the last man.

In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose-a productive purpose.

I like waking up in the morning when I don't have to get up and think about the next thing, and I can just be present with the feeling of being alive, I guess.

Always expect trouble in the desert. Then you usually won't meet it.

I'd be the best mum ever. I would. I've got great training from my mum.

The capacity to transfer production elsewhere is a weapon against the Western workers.

May you find in yourself enough patience to endure and enough simplicity to have faith.

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York.