“While traveling, I’ve found that spontaneity keeps things fresh, while serendipity guides me through it all. There have been a lot of rough moments along the way, but they often bear the best memories.”

“keep fresh before me the moments of my high resolve.”

“My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.”

“Serendipity was my tour guide, assisted by caprice”

“For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone.”

“I’ve always seen you, angel. From the moment you found me, I’ve seen nothing but you.”

“Myths often do a lot of theoretical good, while they are still new.”

“The things that go wrong often make the best memories.”

“I couldn’t avoid being a poet. I was really having a pretty rough time of things, and I had a lot of energy, and poems were practically the only recourse I had to alleviate that energy and that anxiety. I take no credit for all the poems I’ve written. They were a way of releasing anxiety.”

“The thing was, if I had found a way to escape- even for just a little while- I knew the pain would be there waiting for me when I got back.”