Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.

Lay my head on the railroad line. Train come along; pacify my mind.

I always start out with an idea, even a boring idea, that becomes a question I don't have answers to.

I am a moralist. I worry.

Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It's not having no responsibilitie s; it's choosing the ones you want.

Listen up. Let me tell you something. A man ain’t a goddamn ax. Chopping, hacking, busting every goddamn minute of the day. Things get to him. Things he can’t chop down because they’re inside.