You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate and learn, discover and invent.

The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.

I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.

Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.