There is absolutely no reason for being rushed along with the rush. Everybody should be free to go slow.

Writing a poem is discovering.

Tolerance is the uncomfortable feeling that in the end the other could be right.

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.

For me the initial delight is in the surprise of remembering something I didn't know I knew. I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew.

I have miles to go before I sleep.

I turned to speak to God About the world's despair But to make bad matters worse I found God wasn't there.