"Through characters, non-linear plot lines, or the involvement of multiple dimensions, it ultimately witnesses the physical world as inextricable from consciousness or the observer of that world."

"How amazingly genetic."

"Once, before Time..."

"Our trust exchanged dependency."

"He was acting on a reason other than the avoidance of pain. The sentiment was loyalty, and it felt glorious."

"Which came first — the observer or the particle?"

"The door swung smoothly open, surprising her. A girl stood there. Barefoot. Dressed in a trash bag."

"Evil's last voice croaked to me, "How did you know I was only bluffing?" Because he wept. Because he wept."

"Viewers of television, for instance, aren't aware of their own physical vulnerabilities. They get used, manipulated by images of depersonalized sex."

"Little did the artist know, who neglected his appearance in favor of his work, that the years would produce a breed that spent hours meticulously acquiring a neglected look to appear like an artist."

"Have you, with your work, made anyone glow? Erupted their sorrow? Evicted their woe? Have you been anyone's consolation through a night? Have you evoked unrehearsed emotion? Chiseled a crack in someone's encasement and watched them escape? Followed the muses wherever they led? Kept on creating when left for dead? Do not bother me with punctuation until you have earned your degree."

"Fear plants the whisper to beware but doesn't look to see who's there."

"Love is the eternal first breath."

"The news is disease in disguise pretending to be information."

"In her heart she harbors hatred for me, but it would ruin the game if we didn't have tea. The words slither out laced with venom so vile it would pucker my face but she says it and smiles."

"Harmony, rhythm, concision, concinnity are all elements that are epitomized in poetry. Cultivated in poetry, which is the nucleus of the creative impulse, these elemetns serve every art form: acting a character, writing a novel, creating music, dance, sculpture, painting.""

"Some things can never be explained. Like the summer Jim died and they called his name the next year in class and he didn't answer."

"I am, therefore I think."

"People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon."

"When we love there is no reason why."

"Popularity is not an indication of quality."

"Within me, and in others, what I seek to know is the darkness and the glory of all humanity. My vulnerability leads me to Truth, which is the ultimate defense.""

"Fame is not the glory; virtue is the goal, and Fame only a messenger to bring more to the fold."

"She listened to him all night and he found her fascinating."

"Stella, I never knew you but here I am, in your room, a week after your death. … I thought of you, Stella, and wondered if you watched your moments, or if they all snuck by. I whispered your name into the day, carried on for you in reverence, and I felt you rest and continue the smile."

"The stars are not the limit."

"Infinity is a territory toward which the inherent human impetus of conquest can be productively directed."

"Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankind’s focus onto conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes: ignorance and limitation."

"We saw Earth’s breath."

"The success of SpaceShipOne was Justice Day for dreamers and pioneers past, present and future."

"When we love, we are courageous; and courage has nothing to do with being fearless, it’s about being willing to experience fear, even dread, to do what we must, without guarantee of outcome."

"The impact of space activities is nothing less than the galvanizing of hope and imagination for human life continuum into a future of infinite possibility."

"Pythagorean thought was dominated by mathematics, but it was also profoundly mystical."

"'Impossible' is not a scientific term."

"We are the ancestors of those gardening the universe."

"Our heartbeats pounding tomorrow into being..."

"I believe Love is the most courageous act of which a human being is capable. The word courage even stems from the root word “heart” (coeur). Scientifically speaking, it is quantifiable only by recognition of its quality."

"Our true enemies are: ignorance and limitation."

"Love consults itself."

"The body knows no pain, not like the soul. At least a nerve has limits, a body part a name. But the soul … the soul … There is no bandage -- even crying is in vain."

"To the degree it is efficient, a spaceship is elegant and beautiful."

"Penalty is different than punishment, because it offers something with which to regain honor."

"Sex in space is more than a Big Bang."

"I consider myself more exportant than important."

"Gifts have ribbons, not strings."

"Truth may sometimes hurt, but delusion harms."

"We've been there on World Wars, it's time for World Party I."

"God and I were nude."

"I was really gobsmacked."

"What goes up can continue."