When younger, I thought one of the particulars of being "Homo sapiens" was to communicate. I have not learned not to, though I am cautious when I try.

Poems don't have to rhyme... Poems are about beauty and emotion; in other words poems are about feelings.

You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play.

Rage is to writers what water is to fish.

Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me.

In law school they teach you that everything is a contract; well, in poetry everything is a narrative.

If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.