Ring the bells that still can ring.

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.

No one's ever done one of my songs badly. People say to me, "God, so-and-so wrecked that song." Well, I'm unaware of it. Anybody doing one of my tunes has earned my gratitude, and I don't get that many covers where I have the luxury to choose.

It doesn't matter how anything happens.

Coroner's inquest: death by drowning. And he hasn't been to the sea-shore in ten years.

To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older.

I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words.