If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child.
Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.
I've heard the sound of 70 condoms being scraped over the floor at the British Museum. It feels like being an adventurer. Why would you stay in your living room if you could go out and experience things no one's ever experienced?
It was always a thrill for me, getting out of the cocoon and wandering. I'd let the wind wrap around me like fire and slip into the unknown with a moment's hesitation.
Now, some of you may be shy by nature, perhaps feeling yourselves inadequate to respond affirmatively to a calling. Remember that this work is not yours and mine alone. It is the Lord's work, and when we are on the Lord's errand, brethren, we are entitled to the Lord's help. Remember that the Lord will shape the back to bear the burden placed upon it.