I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is, if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.
Education is the miracle; I'm just the worker.
Everything I do is kind of a lesson, even if I am the only person who learns it.
Who can teach when there are such lessons to be learned
Say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it.
A poem is the perfect place to celebrate imperfection and exult in the ways you fall short of being the person you want to be.