No matter how many vitamins you take, how much Pilates, you'll lose your keys, your hair and your memory.

It's impossible to feel good about yourself if you are doing things that you aren't proud of. . . . It's essential that you . . . [do] things you can respect and admire.

I think many people love poetry who don't know they love it. People are sometimes afraid of poetry, or they've been introduced to poetry that doesn't speak to them.

No matter how many vitamins you take, how much Pilates, you'll lose your keys, your hair and your memory.

Your wallet will be stolen, you'll get fat, slip on the bathroom tiles of a foreign hotel and crack your hip.

Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you.

Exercise stimulates your circulation, massages your internal organs, stretches and strengthens your muscles, and energizes you. Exercise is also a great way to discharge tension, work through emotional blocks, release anger, and gain self-esteem.