“the worstthing that ever happenedtothe worldwasthe white man coming across gun powder. the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy”

“i am a woman and a poem. visceral”

“there is no healthier drug than creativity.”

“we are houses eaten by rivers because we do not know their smell.”

“he was so beautiful because when he held her he was not concerned with being a man. being a man had nothing to do with this. these flowers pouring from his chest. weightless”

“the thing you are mostafraid to writewrite that-- advice to young writers”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“If you want, you can be a child for the rest of your life and be a great LEARNER”

“The eternal child. - We think that play and fairy tales belong to childhood:how shortsighted that is! As though we would want at any time of life tolive without play and fairy tales! We give these ...”

“one of the best and the most painful things about time traveling has been the opportunity to see my mother alive.”

“Pain is not the same as suffering. Left to itself, the body discharges pain spontaneously, letting go of it the moment that the underlying cause is healed. Suffering is pain that we hold on to. It ...”

“In pleasant peace and security How suddenly the soul in a man begins to die He shall look up above the stalled oxen Envying the cruel falcon, And dig under the straw for a stone To bruise himself on.”

“It is amazing, though, what pains your subconscious will undergo in achieve sustainable peace.”