You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.
Only the boring get bored
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.
Writers are nothing but beggars with a good line.
the whole world is caught in her glance and at last the universe is magnificent.
He asked, "What makes a man a writer?" "Well," I said, "it's simple. You either get it down on paper, or jump off a bridge.