Reality is one of the possibilities I cannot afford to ignore

I feel that, you know, the enormous luck I've had in being able to make a living, and to never have had to have written one word that I didn't want to write, to be able to have satisfied that dictum I set for myself, which was not to work for pay, but to be paid for my work - just to be able to satisfy those standards that I set for myself has been an enormous privilege.

I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group.

Here's to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care

We're always experiencing joy or sadness. But there are lots of people who've closed down. And there are times in one's life when one has to close down just to regroup.

I dreamed about you baby. It was just the other night. Most of you was naked Ah, but some of you was light.

I'm afraid to live any place but in expectation. I'm no life-risk.