Poetry is an affair of sanity, of seeing things as they are.

Many modern novels have a beginning, a muddle and an end.

Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself.

SEX is designed for people who like overcoming obstacles.

How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.

One of the great criticisms of poets of the past is that they said one thing and did another.

What will survive of us is love.