The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.

Heaven's my destination.

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

There is no need for me to curse you -the murderer survives the victim only to learn that it was himself that he longed to be rid of. Hatred is self-hatred.

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

A convention is an agreed-upon falsehood, a permitted lie.