I remember in my early 20s when I felt I couldn't live past 30. I was learning how to write. I had a lot of hard work ahead of me.

Valor is a gift. Those having it never know for sure whether they have it until the test comes.

Newspapers tell beforehand what is going to happen - maybe.

Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable.

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

Now is the time. It is never too late to start something.

I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.