This is a battle, a war, and the casualties could be your hearts and souls.

Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Don’t be resigned to that. Break out!

When you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think.

But only in their dreams can man be truly free. ‘Twas always thus, and always thus will be.

Just when you think you know something, you have to look at in another way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try.

There’s a time for daring and there’s a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

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 filled with passion. And 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.

No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.