“...poetry is paying attention to life when all the world seems asleep to its beauties and truths...”

“...and you thought beauty was the outward show - but now you know the truth, my Love - it's always been the inner fire...”

“...time begins when we awaken and ends when we fall asleep...”

“...some say Twitter seems trite and lacks weightiness - but in actuality, it lends itself to poetry - it can be very compressed and intense...”

“...true authority is not based on control - it's based on truth...”

“...evil fascinates and repels us - it's a terrible beauty that enthralls us the more we stare into it...”

“...it must be hard when you are a beautiful woman and no one will look at your soul...”