You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts.

Everybody that loves freedom loves Harriet Tubman because she was determined not only to be free, but to make free as many people as she could.

BEFORE YOU JUMP OFF A BRIDGE OR HANG YOURSELF OR BE UNHAPPY PLEASE CONSIDER: LIVE FOR YOURSELF; THOSE WHO HATE YOU HAVE NO PURCHASE

If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes.

Poetry is like air. It's one of the necessary things. Everyone benefits from poetry. And as you know, poetry is international. There are only two things that are truly international, poetry and wine.

Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.

Mistakes are a fact of life. If you are willing to be wrong then you have earned the right to be right.