A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.

Washington isn't a city, it's an abstraction.

I do not need any friends. I prefer enemies. They are better company and their feelings towards you are always genuine.

A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.

I have just had eighteen whiskeys in a row. I do believe that is a record.

Love drips & gathers, but the fallen blood Shall calm her sores..." -Thomas, The Force that through the green fuse drives the flower.

Beginning with doom in the bulb, the spring unravels.