I’ve seen the nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all, but love’s the only engine of survival.

I alwaysthought of myself as a competent, minor poet. I know who I'm up against.

I've forgotten most of what I've read and, frankly, it never seemed very important to me or to the world.

When you're younger, you do have that thing that you were talking about where the mouth goes dry. I mean you have reactions, and you do fall in love.

As the mist leaves no scar On the dark green hill So my body leaves no scar On you and never will

One is distracted by this notion that there is such an thing as inspiration, that it comes fast and easy. And some people are graced by that style. I'm not. So I have to work as hard as any stiff to come up with my payload

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