It is better for the heart to break, than not to break.

Why should I not sit, every morning of my life, on the hillside, looking into the shining world?

I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life.

A poet's interest in craft never fades, of course.

You must not ever stop being whimsical.

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few words. When things are going well, the walk does not get anywhere; I finally just stop and write.

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.