Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.

The machine yes the machine never wastes anybody's time never watches the foreman never talks back.

Gather the stars if you wish it so Gather the songs and keep them. Gather the faces of women. Gather for keeping years and years. And then... Loosen your hands, let go and say good-bye. Let the stars and songs go. Let the faces and years go. Loosen your hands and say good-bye.

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

You know being born is important to you. You know nothing else was ever so important to you.

Look out how you use proud words. When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back. They wear long boots, hard boots; they walk off proud; they can't hear you calling. Look out how you use proud words.

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.