down with hell and heaven and all the religious fussinfinity... - E.E. Cummings

"I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance"

"Unbeing dead isn't being alive."

"down with hell and heaven and all the religious fussinfinity pleased our parents one inch looks good to us"

"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit."

"...remember one thing only: that it's you-nobody else-who determines your destiny and decides your fate. Nobody else can be alive for you; nor can you be alive for anybody else."