"Poe gives the sense for the first time in America, that literature is serious, not a matter of courtesy but of truth."

“Pray God, keep us simple.”

“When I came back from Bolivia, my Spanish was in some ways as good as my English. I am rusty today. But I am comfortable talking in Spanish. I am not flawless or fluent, but I am comfortable. It takes me a day or two speaking a lot of Spanish to get back into a rhythm.”

Source : "No Spanish-speaking debate scheduled" by Kolten Parker, blog.chron.com. June 4, 2012.

“In my food world, there is no fear or guilt, only joy and balance.”

“Jesus, all for Jesus, all I am and have and ever hope to be. All of my ambitions, hopes and plans, I surrender these into Your hands... For it's only in Your will that I am free.”

“Work is holy, sacred, and uplifting when it springs from who we are, when it bears a relationship to our unfolding journey.”

Source : Wayne Teasdale (2010). “A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life”, p.98, New World Library

“Nothing can be delicious when you are holding your breath.”

“I very rarely sit down with a guitar and try to write a song. I usually think about it a lot and then I'll try to re-create what was in my head at the time.”

“Housework can kill you if done right.”