War, hatred, and violence all spring from one infernal idea: that one person, race, creed, or culture is better than another.

Creativity is at the root of love and meaning in this life.

You can't really appreciate a work of art until you can understand how difficult it was to create. And that's probably true of any work of art - a rock, a tree, a bird, a fish, a sunrise made of light and air.

There is no nobler profession, nor no greater calling, than to be among those unheralded many who gave and give their lives to the preservation of human knowledge, passed with commitment and care from one generation to the next.

War, hatred, and violence all spring from one infernal idea: that one person, race, creed, or culture is better than another.

There is no such thing as an insignificant life, only the insignificance of mind that refuses to grasp the implications.

Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language.