A great artist ... takes what he did not make and makes of it something that only he can make.

Death's not a separation or alteration or parting; it's just a one-handled door.

There are moments of despair that come sometimes, when night sets in and a white fog presses against the windows. Then our house changes its shape, rears up and becomes a place of despair. Then fear and rage run simply--and the thought of Death as a friend. This is the simplest of thoughts, that Death must come when we call, although he is a god.

You must have some money if you are going to live simply. It need not be much, but you must have some.

People who are always praising the past And especially the time of faith as best Ought to go and live in the Middle Ages And be burnt at the stake as witches and sages.

I like food, I like stripping vegetables of their skins, I like to have a slim young parsnip under my knife.

The human creature is alone in his carapace. Poetry is a strong way out.