Nothing flatters me more than to have it assumed that I could write prose, unless it be to have it assumed that I once pitched a baseball with distinction.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

All great things are done for their own sake.

Don't be agnostic - be something.

Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

We're either nothing or a God's regret.