Seamus Heaney

"Digging up the past is what poets do."

"The music of survival is everywhere."

"I love to write, it's my passion and my life."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."

"Change is inevitable, except from vending machines."

"Education opens the mind to possibility."

"Knowledge is power but wisdom is using it well."

"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana."

"The truth will set you free."

"Peace begins within the soul."

"Nature is the greatest teacher we have."

"The artist must be a voice for the voiceless."

"Science reveals the secrets of the universe."

"Music is the language of the soul."

"Faith is believing in what we cannot see."

"A true leader inspires others to greatness."

"Work gives life meaning and purpose."

"Dreams are the blueprint of the soul."

"Beauty exists in the smallest details."

"Death is the final punctuation of life."

"Perseverance is the key to all achievement."

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Patience is a virtue that rewards the persistent."

"Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Strength comes not from power but from character."

"Fear is the mind's response to the unknown."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."