Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.
The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd.
I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.
Beware Those Who Are ALWAYS READING BOOKS
the writing of some men is like a vast bridge that carries you over the many things that claw and tear. The Wine of Forever
The poet, as a rule, is a half-man - a sissy, not a real person, and he is in no shape to lead real men in matters of blood, or courage.