language can't be appropriated by one person, one poet. The words belong to all of us.

I'm interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but there's still a deep sexism underlying the way women are treated publicly.

Because I loved myself, I was loved.

We all have fantasies about sex that are more perfect than anything in reality.

Despite all the cynical things writers have said about writing for money, the truth is we write for love. That is why it is so easy to exploit us.

Keeping a journal implies hope.

Hate generalizes; love is particular.