tell meof something fiercer than the love with which i gaze upon youof something softer than the tendernesswith which i hold you.

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.

Four men killed that day. The phrase sat up in Willie's head like a rat and made a nest for itself there

You can’t fight an evil disease with sweet medicine, ’ says the ng’anga.

The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live.

Art gives life to what history killed. Art gives voice to what history denied, silenced, or persecuted. Art brings truth to the lies of history.

Life is bittersweet. Inside our heads, if we're lucky, we're the same kids as we were when we were young.

You know that the best you can expect is to avoid the worst.

I like writing strong women, because as a straight male, there's nothing more attractive to me than a strong girl.

Falling in love indicated that your genes were complementary to those of the loved one. It told you nothing about when your personalities and sexualities were compatible.

I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.

It's no good to lose touch with people who mean a lot.