Context is to data what water is to a dolphin

Any allegiance to a deity or concept or universal principal which put obedience above decent behavior toward an innocent human being evil.

The whole planet reeks of mysticism without revelation.

No lifetime is long enough for those ... who simply wish to understand themselves and their lives. It is, perhaps, the curse of being human, but also a blessing.

The life of a poet lies not merely in the finite language-dance of expression but in the nearly infinite combinations of perception and memory combined with the sensitivity to what is perceived and remembered.

Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as the youthful belief in one's immortality... and the inevitable disillusionment is just as painful.

We are all eaters of souls.