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.

I reserve the right to evolve. What I think and feel today is subject to revision tomorrow.

Recognizing your own ignorance is the first step toward wisdom.

Anyone who doesn't love animals has a serious hole in the heart.

Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language.

Dead people are easy to love. It's the living ones who are hard.

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