she’s not as pretty as you,” I said “But she’s a simpler girl,” my mother whispered.

She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.

The phoenix must burn to emerge.

I know it feels like you have all these options and when you make a decision, you lose a world of possibilities. But the reality is, until you make a decision, you have nothing at all.

Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.

Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.

How right that the body changed over time, becoming a gallery of scars, a canvas of experience, a testament to life and one's capacity to endure it.

It's such a liability to love another person.

Find someone who will tremble for your touch, someone whose fingers are a poem.

Memory is the fourth dimension to any landscape.

Beauty was empty as a gourd, vain as a parakeet. But it had power. It smelled of musk and oranges and made you close your eyes in a prayer.

I love 'Maxim, ' actually. It's very cool.

Of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body behind it.

We have a situation where we have our inner cities, African- Americans, Hispanics are living in he'll because it's so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot.

It's been a terrific life.

Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it.

The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict.

Seriousness is a sickness; your sense of humor makes you more human, more humble. The sense of humor - according to me - is one of the most essential parts of religiousness.

I really love having smart and important conversations on TV.

Money is a big part of your life, and when you learn how to get your finances under control, all areas of your life will soar.

When that churl Death my bones with dust shall cover.