he used to think that he wanted to be good, he wanted to be kind, he wanted to be brave and wise, but it was all pretty difficult. He wanted to be loved, too, if he could fit it in.

I won’t kiss you. It might get to be a habit and I can’t get rid of habits.

Learn young about hard work and manners - and you'll be through the whole dirty mess and nicely dead again before you know it.

Before you criticize others, remember, they may not have had the same opportunities in life as you have had

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you

"What are you going to do?" "Can't say - run for president, write -" "Greenwich Village?" "Good heavens, no - I said write - not drink."