You come to the United States not knowing what to expect. Then all your worst prejudices are confirmed.

We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.

I knew words were like chains, they held me back . . . the act of description taints the description.

Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society.

Greece is like a mirror. It makes you suffer. Then you learn.' To live alone?' To live. With what you are.

I think it is interesting that we have come back to star- and space ships. Jet will do for a transport shorthand; yet when man really reaches, across the vast seas of space, he still reaches in ships.

The best wines take the longest to mature.