“Now come the whispersbearing bouquets of moonbeamsand sunlight tremblings.”

“What hell condemned, let heaven now heal.”

“And now we step to the rhythm of miracles.--from The Light, That Never Dies”

“Love taught me to die with dignity that I might come forth anew in splendor. Born once of flesh, then again of fire, I was reborn a third time to the sound of my name humming haikus in heaven’s mouth.”

“The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries, and to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.”

“History dressed up in the glow of love’s kiss turned grief into beauty.”

“Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.”