Homosexuals are delicate and bad poetry is delicate and [Allen] Ginsberg turned the tables by making homosexual poetry strong poetry, almost manly poetry; but in the long run, the homo will remain the homo and not the poet.

They, all of them, seemed to put literary form in front of the actuality and living of life itself.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

I was young I was so young it hurt like a knife inside because there was no alternative except to hide as long as possible--- not in self-pity but with dismay at my limited chance: trying to connect.

there is always one woman to save you from another and as that woman saves you she makes ready to destroy

you boys can keep your virgins give me hot old women in high heels with asses that forgot to get old.

in this room the hours of love still make shadows.