"Is life a boon? If so, it must befall That Death, whene'er he call, Must call too soon."

“I like each of my books to be different. Once I've done something I like to move on and push myself to learn new things and expand the limits of poetic form.”

“A man can never have too much Time to himself, nor too little to do. Had I a little son, I would christen him Nothing-To-Do; he should do nothing. Man, I verily believe, is out of his element as long as he is operative. I am altogether for the life contemplative.”

“A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to be. On basic questions of morality and human decency - issues such as governmental use of torture, the death penalty, punitive hitting of children, racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, environmental degradation or human rights - the irreligious tend to be more ethical than their religious peers, particularly compared with those who describe themselves as very religious.”

Source : "Why do Americans still dislike atheists?". www.washingtonpost.com. April 29, 2011.

“Death is terrible, tho' borne on angels' wings!”

“To play great music, you must keep your eyes on a distant star.”

Source : "The Spirit of Flight". Book by Rene J. Smith, p. 30, January 15, 2012.

“Having animation as this time-based medium made a lot of sense for me, and then stop motion was even more fun because it was so hands-on and physical in a way that I really liked.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“Thousands of years people have taken drugs, whether it's alcohol, which was invented about 5,000 years ago. People have been using that. And all kinds of ***** and all these things, tobacco. So all these drugs have been - it seems to be the propensity of human beings to want to use them.”

“Art experts are unfailingly opposed to Art for the simple reason that they are interested in Art - but Art is not interested in Art. Art is interested in life.”