It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here.

I often feel newspapers are just filling up space. Of course, I also know people who write really long books.

Every object strives for its proper place. A book seeks to be near its truest admirer. Just as this helpless moth seeks to be near the candle that infatuates him.

Those books of mine that are remunerative - I'm not talking about poetry here - take years to write, and I am never sure they'll be successful. So writing is a risk in more senses than one.

Poetry, I think, intensifies the reader's experience. If it's a humorous facet of the story, poetry makes it more exuberant. If it's a sad facet, poetry can make it more poignant.

I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.

You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.