Is there no Villain in this World who doth not regard himself as a poor abus'd Innocent, no She-Wolf who doth not think herself a Lamb, no Shark who doth not fancy that she is a Goldfish?

Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

I think men have always been afraid of women's sexuality, and the restrictions they put on women testify to that.

fame is merely the fact of being misunderstood by millions of people.

When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded.

What are the sources of poetry? Love and death and the paradox of love and death. All poetry from the beginning is about Eros and Thanatos. Those are the only subjects. And how Eros and Thanatos interweave.