It’s hard to drink when you dance. And it’s hard to dance when you drink.

It's possible to love a human being if you don't know them too well.

writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all

Bad poetry is caused by people who sit down and think, Now I am going to write a Poem.

Your writing", she said to me, "it's so raw. It's like a sledgehammer, and yet it has humor and tenderness. . . .

When I get down to my last dime I'll just walk over to skid row." "There are some real weirdos down there." "They're everywhere.

Careful poetry and careful people live only long enough to die safely.