Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.

I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.

And whatever I do will become forever what I've done.

They say the first sentence in any speech is always the hardest. Well, that one's behind me, anyway.

Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know.

Loveless work, boring work, work valued only because others haven't got even that much, however loveless and boring - this is one of the harshest human miseries.

I'm fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words.