You can lie at a banquet but you have to be honest in the kitchen.

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.

...What you fear will not go away; it will take you into yourself and bless you and keep you. That's the world, and we all live there.

There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough.

A poem is a serious joke, a truth that has learned jujitsu.

There are so many things admirable people do not understand.

Keep a journal, and don't assume that your work has to accomplish anything worthy: artists and peace-workers are in it for the long haul, and not to be judged by immediate results.