Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner. Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare

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

art is not advocacy and advocacy is not art.

There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper.

Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage -- however often we are hurt as a result of it.