#truth

"Nature alone can lead to the understanding of art, just as art brings us back to nature with greater awarness. It is the source of all beauty, since it is the source of all life."

"My hands tend to be full enough dealing with people who hate me for who I am. Concentrate too hard on the millions of people who hate you for what you are and you're likely to turn into one of those unkempt, sloppy dressers who sag beneath the weight of the two hundred political buttons they wear pinned to their coats and knapsacks."

"Maine State Motto Dirigo. [10]You won't find no niggers here, eh."

"It must not be forgotten that reason too needs to be sustained in all its searching by trusting dialogue and sincere friendship. A climate of suspicion and distrust, which can beset speculative research, ignores the teaching of the ancient philosophers who proposed friendship as one of the most appropriate contexts for sound philosophical enquiry."

"Cormorant’s Flight [10w] The cormorant’s flight is the first shadow of the wave."

"Heads will fly all over the place, others will explode by themselves, everyone will have their chance to betray, and those who don't betray will be betrayed."

"In the end, your past is not my past and your truth is not my truth and your solution - is not my solution."

"Mind's Eye What vain man is not a hero in his mind's eye;What egoist not the protagonist upon which the world revolves?"

"Prayer [10w] Despite God's grace, prayer is not a wish granting well."

"I don’t trust the answers or the people who give me the answers. I believe in dirt and bone and flowers and fresh pasta and salsa cruda and red wine. I don’t believe in white wine; I insist on color."

"Discussion is impossible with someone who claims not to seek the truth, but already to possess it."

"Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant."

"Now [10w] + {Couplet} Whether you Hurry up! or P r o c r a s t i n a t e,the NOW doesn't discriminate."

"Patriotism [10w] Patriotism for the rich is a subtle synonym for profiteering."

"My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism."

"A Moment Before Impact [10w] The deer's eyes were moonstones, reflecting back my car's headlights."

"My Secret for Out-of-the-Box-Thinking To help me writein my signature out-of-the-box style,I sit in front of my humidifier that I've filled up with Grey Goose vodka.My humidifier is now at Underwriters Laboratoriesin a 12-Step Programand buddied up with a de-humidifier."

"There's nothing wrong with stretching the truth. We stretch taffy, and that just makes it more delicious."

"Epic vs. Great Poetry [10w] Epic poetry's about the extraordinary;Great poetry is about the commonplace."

"Superficiality is the curse of the modern world."