"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died."

"For luck you carried a horse chestnut and a rabbit's foot in your right pocket. The fur had been worn off the rabbit's foot long ago and the bones and the sinews were polished by the wear. The claws scratched in the lining of your pocket and you knew your luck was still there."

"After you make a fool of yourself a few hundred times, you learn what works."

"Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truely die."

"I've got the brain of a four year old. I'll bet he was glad to be rid of it."

"There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise."

"STORY” is more than half of the word “HISTORY”. And that’s no accident."

"War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost."

"Writing and reading is to me synonymous with existing."

"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence"

"I educated myself. To me, school was boring."

"Evil is whatever distracts."

"There is nothing more uncommon than common sense."

"Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase."

"The purpose of these talks is to get started,"

"When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable."

"Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down."

"Poetry and art are the breath of life to her."

"The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep"

"Art is to look at not to criticize."

"Stupidity is a talent for misconception."

"To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary."

"The biggest thing is to let your voice be heard, let your story be heard."

"Once you believe in who you are and who you were born to be, it can be very powerful."