"A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art."

"Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments."

"And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written."

"And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem."

"Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say."

"It's an art to live with pain... mix the light into gray."

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper."