For Most Of My Life, I've Thought

Poets Can Tell The Truth As They See It. It’s The Author’s Story, The Author’s Voice.

I Wish That She Had Had A Black Loon Because I Don't Think That Nina [simone] Did. I Have Always Had - I've Been Very Fortunate - A Group Of Little Old Ladies That I Love And Who Love Me, And Who Turned And To Whom I Turn At Different Times.

My Work Is A Part Of Me And I Know It. I Have No Reason To Try To Pick One Part Of Me Out From The Rest. I Only See My Work, Or Rather I Should Say I See My Work Only Telling My Part Of The Human Experience.

Who I Really Am Keeps Surprising Me.

Educational Progress Is A National Concern; Education Is A Private One.