“You must strive to find your own voice, boys, and the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.”
“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is full of passion.”
“Medicine, law, business, engineering… These are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love… these are what we stay alive for.”
“We are creatures of habit. Some of us get stuck in our lives, so we need to find ways to break free.”
“There is a great need in all of us to be accepted, but you must trust what is unique or different about yourself, even if it is odd or unpopular.”
“But only in their dreams can men be truly free. It was always thus, and always thus will be.”
“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.”
“You’ve just got to trust your own thinking. You’ve got to trust your instincts.”