“Poetry is what you findin the dirt in the corner,overhear on the bus, Godin the details, the only wayto get from here to there.”

“What if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national. Love that casts a widening pool of light. Love with no need to preempt grievance.In today's sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun.On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp -- praise song for walking forward in that light.”

“...now I know my capacity for aweis infinite: this thirst is permanent,the well bottomless, my good fortune vast.”

“Using the voice is a physical act, one that first announces the existence of the body of residence and then trumpets its arrival in a public space.”

“He will not succeed in this," Taran said. "Somehow, we must find a way to escape. We dare not lose hope." "I agree absolutely," Fflewddur answered. "Your general idea is excellent; it's only the details that are lacking...”

“Death, only death, can break the lasting chain;And here, ev'n then, shall my cold dust remain”

“The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.”