People tend to take stories literally these days.

Adulthood has something to do with not choosing any of the pure points of view, but living about half of what you really want to live.

Some people can't go into church any longer to feel this longing, but they still have the longing, so what do they do? Well, one thing you can do is what people do in prison; they turn to poetry.

I have spent many years trying to recover a common language, one that can cross the distance between people.

I was unfaithful even to Infidelity.

I wanted to spend all my time writing poetry. But when I had children I couldn't do that anymore.

As a parent you have to do some renunciation.