I don't think of myself all the time.

And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.

There are some friends you don't meet for twenty years and when you meet them again it's as if no twenty years has happened - you're lucky when that happens. I feel the same about books.

I'm very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own.

When I go fishing I like to know that there's nobody within five miles of me.

Anybody who writes doesn't like to be misunderstood.

I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.