I have not tried to tell the people anything. I have shared my views with the people but I have not tried to lead or correct them, assuming they need correction.

Life is a marvelous, transitory adventure.

A lot is yet to be enjoyed. I'd like to stomp grapes for wine. Go to Antarctica. Have dinner with Venus Williams who is the greatest tennis player ever.

Poets can tell the truth as they see it. It’s the author’s story, the author’s voice.

Floating to shore...riding a low moon...on a slow cloud.

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.

There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.