Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

Who could believe an ant in theory? A giraffe in blueprint? Ten thousand doctors of what's possible Could reason half the jungle out of being.

Patience is the art of caring slowly.

There's nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.

Poetry lies its way to the truth.

Fermentation and civilization are inseparable.

Tell me how much a nation knows about its own language, and I will tell you how much that nation knows about its own identity.