“Most often it is in heartache that we love more boldly.”

“Be the kind of grown up you needed as a child.”

“People say they walk on the shoulders of giants. True, but have you ever walked like one?”

“Be simple. Be direct. Be clear. Don't worry about being correct. Worry about being real.”

“Create something. Create something ugly. Create something beautiful. I don't care what it is. Create it.”

“A poem a day keeps the doctor away.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Life rarely follows a straight line. Success is a process of trying, reacting, and changing.”

“I'd spent so long trying to fit in,trying to be someone i wasn't,that i had no idea who i was any more.”

“Our life is all about personal choices we make. We choose the life we live.”