The poet is at the disposal of the night. His role is humble, he must clean house and await its due visitation.

Lack of manners is the sign of a hero.

Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like - then cultivate it. That's the only part of your work that's individual and worth keeping.

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.

Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.

Childhood knows what it wants - to leave childhood behind.

The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.