“I trust it will be believed that an explorer may be an imaginative as well as a practical creature. ”
“Respect the past, trust in the future and believe in the power of the imagination.-”
“A child who is disillusioned abruptly, by his peers or siblings, being ridiculed for his faith and imagination, may choose never to believe in anything- tangible or intangible- again. To never trust or wonder.”
“Well may your heart believe the truths Well may your heart believe the truths I tell; 'Tis virtue makes the bliss, where'er we dwell.”
“Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.”
“Writing poetry felt silly, not practical. It was poetry. I wasn't exploring space here. But it felt necessary to me.”