It is very dangerous to make a person larger than life because, then, young men and women are tempted to believe, well, if he was that great, he's inaccessible, and I can never try to be that or emulate that or achieve that.

The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

If somebody is really trying to take your head off with a baseball bat - I don't know how long you're supposed to stand there and turn the other cheek, so he or she can get a better angle at taking your head off.

Poetry helps my soul escape its encasement.

Each of us has the power and responsibility to become a rainbow in the clouds.

We can only know where we're going if we know where we've been.

Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.