"Sexual love is one of the greatest forms of contemplation." — Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, born 1905
"Against the ruin of the world, there is only one defense—the creative act." — Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, born 1905
"Now run along and play, but don't get into trouble. George promised to be good. But it is easy for little monkeys to forget." — H. A. Rey, American illustrator, born September 16, 1898
"I will walk by myself and cure myself in the sunshine and the wind." — Charles Reznikoff, American poet, born 1894
"While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it." — Matthieu Ricard, French Buddhist monk, born February 15, 1946
"I don't have favorites, I think, when you play, you have to be like a prostitute, you have to love the piece you are playing. Even if you don't like it, you have to play it as if you would like it. Then you are a good interpreter." — Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist, born 1918
"So we reach into the raging chaos, and we cling to it, and we tell ourselves it has meaning, and that the world is good, and we are not evil, and we will all go home in the end." — Anne Rice, American author, born 1941
"The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation." — Anne Rice, American author, born 1941
"Do you know what it means to be loved by Death?... Do you know what it means to have Death know your name?" — Anne Rice, American author, born 1941
"We breathe the light, we breathe the music, we breathe the moment as it passes through us." — Anne Rice, American author, born 1941
"The door itself makes no promises. It is only a door." — Adrienne Rich, American poet, born May 1929
"I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut." — Little Richard, American singer, born 1932