We can make a little order where we are, and then the big sweep of history on which we can have no effect doesn't overwhelm us. We do it with colors, with a garden, with the furnishings of a room, or with sounds and words. We make a little form, and we gain composure.

All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew

I believe in teaching, but I don’t believe in going to school.

"If it were a dog, it would have bitten you already." Actual Twents: "At e ne hond was, dan e oew allange ebettene." Meaning: Said to someone who is looking for something which is right under his nose. Source: Twents Woordenbook. Twents in Woord en Gebruik.

I end not far from my going forth By picking the faded blue Of the last remaining aster flower To carry again to you.

I never feel more at home than at a ballgame.

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.