friendship and love poems

They that are born on Halloween shall see more than other folk. ~Saying of unknown origin



Music has been my playmate, my lover, and my crying towel. ~Buffy Sainte-Marie



In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, 60-feet 6-inches apart. ~Tim McCarver, who caught all of Steve Carlton's games, 1977



The vast majority of human beings are not interested in reason or satisfied with what it teaches. ~Aldous Huxley



Straight Americans need... an education of the heart and soul. They must understand - to begin with - how it can feel to spend years denying your own deepest truths, to sit silently through classes, meals, and church services while people you love toss off remarks that brutalize your soul. ~Bruce Bawer, The Advocate, 28 April 1998



All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast. ~John Gunther



It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it. ~W.H. Auden



If we would see others as they see themselves, our shyness would soon become compassion. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com



Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles. ~Walter Cronkite



France is France and a grand place for Frenchman. ~Harry Truman, letter to Bess Wallace, 5 May 1918



They say a reasonable amount 'o fleas is good fer a dog - keeps him from broodin' over bein' a dog, mebbe. ~Edward Westcott



The small percentage of dogs that bite people is monumental proof that the dog is the most benign, forgiving creature on earth. ~W.R. Koehler, The Koehler Method of Dog Training



Sex.... It's just like cuddling - only damper. ~Coupling, "Unconditional Sex," original airdate 7 October 2002, written by Steven Moffat, spoken by the character Jeff



If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. ~Carl Sagan



There is just one life for each of us: our own. ~Euripides



Whether we are filled with joy or grief, our angels are close to us, speaking to our hearts of God's love. ~Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994



Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves. ~Eric Sevareid



There are several differences between a football game and a revolution. For one thing, a football game usually lasts longer and the participants wear uniforms. Also, there are usually more casualties in a football game. The object of the game is to move a ball past the other team's goal line. This counts as six points. No points are given for lacerations, contusions, or abrasions, but then no points are deducted, either. Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally. ~Alfred Hitchcock



The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. ~Abraham Lincoln The best thing about this group of candidates is that only one of them can win. ~Will Rogers