“When humankind cannot produce a philosopher to speak its mind, it longs for a poet to sing its heart”
“When life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.”
“When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind.”
“It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers.”
“When a poet's mind is perfectly equipped for its work, it is constantly amalgamating disparate experiences.”
“Loyalty cannot be blueprinted. It cannot be produced on an assembly line. In fact, it cannot be manufactured at all, for its origin is the human heart -- the center of self-respect and human dignity. It is a force which leaps into being only when conditions are exactly right for it -- and it is a force very sensitive to betrayal.”