We're extremely fortunate not to know precisely the kind of world we live in. One would have to live a long, long time, unquestionably longer than the world itself.
I am who I am. A coincidence no less unthinkable than any other.
I'm drowning in papers.
Even the worst book can give us something to think about.
Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison.
I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.