“ Looking back few friends had webut I've got him and he's got me.And when the golden minute comeswhen we no longer wake to smellthe river where the wild swans sailedthe orchard where the blossoms fell,… Rod McKuen
“ I try not to put messages in my songs. My only message is man's communication with his fellow man. I want to narrow the gap of strangeness and alienation. Rod McKuen
“ No map to help us find the tranquil flat lands, clearings calm, fields without mean fences. Rolling down the other side of life our compass is the sureness of ourselves. Time may make us rugged, ragge… Rod McKuen
“ I have fallen in love with the worldAnd I am aware that I have chosenthe most dangerous lover of them all. Rod McKuen
“ We need sex education in schools, but we need it at home first. We need parents to learn the names of the teachers who are teaching their children. We need families to question day-care centers, to qu… Rod McKuen
“ Unless you call attentionto your presencewho will know you're there?Even a countryhas to weave and wave a flagas proof of its existence. Rod McKuen
“ I went back to look for you.Not understanding the language of hello,I thought I’d speak it just the same. Rod McKuen
