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

The cutting of the gem has to be finished before you can see whether it shines.

Someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace.

When you call me close to tell me your body is not beautiful I want to summon the eyes and hidden mouths of stone and light and water to testify against you.

Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking for all there is in a language he has barely mastered.

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

If I knew where the good songs came from, I’d go there more often. It’s a mysterious condition. It’s much like the life of a Catholic nun. You’re married to a mystery.