I've written some poetry I don't understand myself. poetry
Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work. work
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. respect
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. happiness
Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. time
All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure. failure
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. poetry
I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor. New Year's Day
Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away. poetry
When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on. poetry
A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. God & life
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment. poetry
I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends. trust
Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me. best
We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough. poetry
To be a good loser is to learn how to win. being good & motivation
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits. poetry
I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. being funny
In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. morning & society
Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come. war
Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen. wisdom
Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder. nature
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth. religion
To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard. work