The troubles came and I saved what I could save. A thread of light, a particle, a wave.

Don't dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be.

Your servant here, he has been told to say it clear, to say it cold: It's over, it ain't going any further And now the wheels of heaven stop you feel the devil's riding crop Get ready for the future: it is murder

I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others; it's for others to use.

I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet.

Anything I tell you is an alibi for something else." Then let's be quiet together.

The older I get, the surer I am that I'm not running the show.