Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it use you.
What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you're in pain?
It was like that. Sometimes I'd go for a period—days or weeks—without feeling the full sweep of my loss, and then as unexpected as a thunderclap, the realization would rip the protective coating from my senses. Maybe that's the way it is with trick knees and aging griefs. Totally pain free one moment and absorbingly painful the next.
I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.
Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.
I believe that love is better than hate. And that there is more nobility in building a chicken coop than in destroying a cathedral.
It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty.
One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the day.
For me, the arts are just an endless source of intelligence, brilliance, imagination, and originality.
A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice.
When I get sent manuscripts from aspiring poets, I do one of two things: if there is no stamped self-addressed envelope, I throw it into the bin. -If there is, I write and tell them to f**k off.