Conquer the world by intelligence, and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it.

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

Tryon Edwards

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

David Hockney

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Anne Stevenson

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.

Audre Lorde

That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father?

Maurice Sendak

A fair request should be followed by the deed in silence.

Dante Alighieri

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

I always enjoyed politics. I worked at the White House recently, primarily for the First Lady. Because of my experience running my travel agency, I was in charge of the files she kept on the Travel Office.

Joseph Force Crater

Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools - only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art.

Jerry Saltz

Is your Christianity ancient history--or current events?

Samuel M. Shoemaker

Her face may have been the most beautiful female face I have ever seen. Yet, it was a beauty that was intimidating and overwhelming. It was an exquisiteness that made you want to turn and run, instead of approach.

Mandy Nachampassack-Maloney

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

Cato The Elder