My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.

If I'm here, I'll be trying to be a better human being, a better writer, a better friend and a better beloved.

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.

When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness. I'm trying for that. But I'm also trying for the language. I'm trying to see how it can really sound.

Today, the first & last of every Tree/ Speaks to humankind. Come to me, here beside the River.

Home is a refuge not only from the world, but a refuge from my worries, my troubles, my concerns. I like beautiful things around me. I like to be beautiful because it delights my eyes and my soul is lifted up.

I want to be a good human being. I'm doing my best, and I'm working at it.