"I have experienced healing through other writers' poetry, but there's no way I can sit down to write in the hope a poem will have healing potential. If I do, I'll write a bad poem."

"Clearly, once the student is no longer a student the possibilities of relationship are enlarged."

"The pull between sound and syntax creates a kind of musical tension in the language that interests me."

"Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about."

"Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them."

"Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job."

"Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work."

"I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information."