It should be of the pleasure of a poem itself to tell how it can. The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom. The figure is the same for love.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

You, of course, are a rose-- But were always a rose.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

What is required is sight and insight- then you might add one more: excite.

Diplomacy, n : 1. The patriotic art of lying for one's country. 2. The art of letting someone have your way. 3. The art of saying 'nice doggy' until you can find a rock. A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.