At the age of 18 all young poets are sure they will be dead at 21 - of old age.

I never fantasized or invented a thing, not one thing. I knew every single thing I ever wrote about.

Twice in his life Eugene Victor Debs took the long leap to the Ultima Thule of prison, passing beyond the realm of the acceptable into the nonacceptable, from respectability into the criminal community of the monster who was an enemy to the people.

At the age of 18 all young poets are sure they will be dead at 21 - of old age.

If you know anything about James Whitcomb Riley, you know that Little Orphan Annie is one of the most fantastic characters who ever lived in America before Charlie Chaplin.

I don't believe there can be a poetic novel without political consciousness. I have a strong political conscience.

If you understand hallucination and illusion, you don't blindly follow any leader. You must know if the person is sane or insane, over the abyss.