We write because we believe the human spirit cannot be tamed and should not be trained.

Fanatics are, for one thing, boring and, for another, unreliable. They tend to burn out just when you need them.

I do not understand why any poet or writer would run for office; that's a different sense of who you are. I'm just a poet. I am as truthful as I can be. That makes me an artist. I heed the people; I do not lead the people.

I appreciate my my sleep In sleep my conversation is witty My home is dusted My office work is up to date The dog is even well behaved And food is on the table on time But then when I'm asleep I don't have you to clutter and confuse My hungry heart

Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste.

But nonviolence was never for the oppressor; it was for the oppressed.

No one needs to teach you to be mean; we need to be taught to be kind.