"What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down."

"Poetry lies its way to the truth."

"Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope."

"You don't have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone."

"Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it."

"I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation."

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

"Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust."