“I practice Dying--every night-- But have not learned to, still--Though Talented--by Mortal bones-- For such a common Skill.”

“from "After the Fall"When Kennedy dropped from the skyTo honor the poet Frost, ... So MacLeish spoke.."NotTo mention Robert Frost. For Frost,Of course, is another matter, as heAlways was, spoke to the throng an the oneHatless in October, but days beforeDallas and November.”

“Heifers, younger, are another matter,Goofy, quick to spook, gangly. TheyGalumpf about, attack afraid andRetreat feeling real brave. There's noUnderstanding 'em, that's justThe way they are. --Ars Docentis”

“Good teachers get fired; great teachers, killed--Socrates, Christ, and Giordano Bruno.”

“Herein lies the crux of the matter. To stand face to face with insecurity is still not to understand it. To understand it, you must not face it but be it.”

“If every day at work feels like a Friday, then you are doing what you were meant to do.”

“What I really like to learn how to do is to build sentences that are equal to mental states.”