People ask me why I connected. It was presumptuous of me to say, but I'm Everyman. The difference is I put my thoughts into words.

Extending your hand is extending yourself.

Even when you feel you've reached the end or edge of life, hold on. Life itself will ultimately take care of you.

A poet can't afford to be aloof. The tools of his trade are the people he bumps up against.

Be gentle with me, new love. Treat me tenderly. I need the gentle touch, the soft voice, the candlelight after nine. There's been so many who didn't understand so give me all the love I see in your timid eyes but give it gently Please.

and if the world breaks down, I'll be around.

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.