Time is not a thing that passes ... it's a sea on which you float.

The truly fearless think of themselves as normal.

'1984' is not a wonder tale. Not only could it happen, but it has happened, but under different names.

Paper isn’t important. It’s the words on them that are important.

The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is a scientific one: dipping a thread into a supersaturated solution to induce crystal formation. I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems.

Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow.

There is something reassuring about the toilets. Bodily functions at least remain democratic. Everybody shits.