I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.

... i didn't fall in love of course it's never up to you but she was walking back and forth and i was passing through

I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs].

You should go from place to place recovering the poems that have been written for you to which you can affix your signature. Don't discuss these matters with anyone. Retrieve. Retrieve. When the basket is full someone will appear to whom you can present it.

You can keep the body as well-oiled and receptive as possible, but whether you're actually going to be able to go for the long haul is really not your own choice.

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.

It doesn't matter how anything happens.