A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
Poetry is fired by love.
It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
Many, many people have done a lot more sexual experimentation than I have.
Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.