Poetry is the arithmetic of the easiest way and the primrose path, matched up with foam-flanked horses, bloody knuckles, and bones, on the hard ways to the stars.

To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damned hard.

There are men and women so lonely they believe God, too, is lonely.

Love your neighbor as yourself but don't take down your fence.

a women is like a tea bag.it's only when she is in hot water that you realize how strong she is.

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.

Let your heart look on white sea spray and be lonely. Love is a fool star. You and a ring of stars may mention my name and then forget me. Love is a fool star.