My two great heroes are W. B. Yeats and Federico Garcia Lorca.

I've seen the future and it's murder.

I think there's an appetite for seriousness. Seriousness is voluptuous, and very few people have allowed themselves the luxury of it.

My mind was always very cluttered, so I took great pains to simplify my environment, because if my environment were half as cluttered as my mind, I wouldn't be able to make it from room to room. This system has just worked for me, even though I've had to sweat over every word. It's just my style.

Poetry is a verdict rather than an intention.

I want history to jump on Canada's spine with sharp skates.

I'm never sure why I do anything, to tell you the truth.