I do not live happily or comfortably With the cleverness of our times. The talk is all about computers, The news is all about bombs and blood. This morning, in the fresh field, I came upon a hidden nest. It held four warm, speckled eggs. I touched them. Then went away softly, Having felt something more wonderful Than all the electricity of New York City.

Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don't Hesitate)

So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world. And live your life.

In college, you learn how to learn. Four years is not too much time to spend at that.

You want to cry aloud for your mistakes. But to tell the truth the world doesn't need any more of that sound.

You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

There were times over the years when life was not easy, but if you're working a few hours a day and you've got a good book to read, and you can go outside to the beach and dig for clams, you're okay.