Recognizing your own ignorance is the first step toward wisdom.

Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.

We are the last generation with a real opportunity to save the world.

There is no such thing as failure for an artist, unless failure is the refusal to attempt, the unwillingness to dream.

Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom.

Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language.

Real life is never quite as interesting as the story told afterward.