#inspirational-quotes

"Preachiness vs. Prose vs. Poetry A poem that says what it means is prose;if it means what it says it's a sermon.Leave the homiletics for the priestsprose for the journalistsand soulful resonancefor the poets."

"Frivolous Gossip and Poetry It's just so much frivolous gossip to dwell upon the moral merits of a poet;what should only concern the reader is the merit of his words.Leave moral judgments to the preachers and aesthetic judgments to the critical readers."

"O God O God I love you.I worship you, I need you.Everything I am is because of you.Everything.O God I hate you."

"Scientology [10w] There's nothing more oppressive than the ignorance of foolish belief."

"Every day, live in a way that honors who you are."

"A circle's unity and never ending smoothness is how we can aim to feel inside. Smooth, gentle, accepted, no rough edges, only love for all parts of our selves."

"A lot of pieces I have written have to do with courage. As a result, people think that I am naturally brave. But what people don't know, is that I grew up with phobias and many fears. I was scared of everything. So, I write of courage not because I have not known fear, but I write of courage because I have walked with fear but I have made the choice not to fear it."

"Time bows to authentic commitment, and it stretches to accommodate it."

"Miracle [10w] The greatest unacknowledged miracle is man has lasted this long."

"Never put off for tomorrow what is meant for today...tomorrow may never come."

"Tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."

"God Made God made our beingour parents our bodyphilosophy our mindchildren our compassionhostory our loyaltywork our self-esteembattles our heroismpoetry our soulsoulmates our lovewhich stitches it all togetherinto a life."

"Grass in a Sidewalk Crack Grass sprounting miraculously in a sidewalk crack is a metaphor forlousy maintenance."

"It’s the hard things that break; soft things don’t break. It was an epiphany I had today and I just wonder why it took me so very, very long to see it! You can waste so many years of your life trying to become something hard in order not to break; but it’s the soft things that can’t break! The hard things are the ones that shatter into a million pieces!"

"Rainbows and Gratuitous Violence Whenever I see a rainbow, I want to punch a penguin in the face."

"Giving thanks fills you with light and joy so you can shine like the bright star you truly are."

"Owlish [10w] If owls are wise,why are they flat faced fucks?"

"The best writing speaks when the heart whispers."

"A-New-Year's-a-Comin' [10w] A new year is coming!Let's all make new mistakes!"

"Tennessee State Motto Agriculture and Commerce.Where the KKK was bornand the most popular pick up line is, 'Nice tooth!"