The ancestors are very much invested in the children, because the children are the ones who are going to continue the world that the ancestors made.

Those of us who make up poems have agreed not to say what the pain is.

The best presenters have conversations with their audiences.

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

Male initiation does not move toward machoism; on the contrary, it moves toward achieving a cultivated heart before we die.

The door to the soul is unlocked; you do not need to please the doorkeeper, the door in front of you is yours, intended for you, and the doorkeeper obeys when spoken to.

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.