I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.

After my mom died, there was so much written about her fashion and her style and all that, and I felt that one of the most important parts of her was missing, her real intellectual curiosity.

In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. They're short, they're intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article.

I can’t stand to hear his [Obama’s] voice anymore. He’s a liar, and worse.

I am, you know, a Democrat through and through. I've always voted Democratic. You know, that is where my heart lies.