"I do not know the word 'quit.' Either I never did, or I have abolished it."

“the enduring struggle to capture in words the infinite possibilities of a life not lived.”

“A lot of things in life seem impossible until it's done. Don't be afraid to attempt the impossible.”

“I start at the beginning, go on to the end, then stop.”

“It's one thing to have an eye for the sport, and it's another to have a feel for the sport. He has both.”

“There are different kinds of fire; there is false fire. No one knows this better than we do, but we are not such fools as to refuse good bank notes because there are false ones in circulation; and although we see here and there manifestations of what appears to us to be nothing more than mere earthly fire, we none the less prize and value, and seek for the genuine fire which comes from the altar of the Lord.”

“Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur’an to support their views and misleading rulers.”

“I am now officially ordained. Yep, that's right - Reverend Tori Spelling!”

“I have always loved too much, or not enough.”

Source : Dorianne Laux (1994). “What we carry: poems”, BOA Editions Ltd.