I write abundantly. And then my next step is to struggle to reduce the ornament, to reduce the abundance-to prune the book, in other words, the way one prunes a tree-so it can grow. This is my idea of a book.

Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.

I asked the Mesquite coach who he thought the best team in Mesquite is. He said they were about even.

Poetry can keep life itself alive. You can endure almost anything as long as you can sing about it.

Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes.

I close my eyes, and think of water.

Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom.