There Are Poets And There Are Grownups.

If A Poet Has A Dream, It Is Not Of Becoming Famous, But Of Being Believed.

The Actual Tragedies Of Life Bear No Relation To One's Preconceived Ideas. In The Event, One Is Always Bewildered By Their Simplicity, Their Grandeur Of Design, And By That Element Of The Bizarre Which Seems Inherent In Them.

Poetry Is An Ethic. By Ethic I Mean A Secret Code Of Behavior, A Discipline Constructed And Conducted According To The Capabilities Of A Man Who Rejects The Falsifications Of The Categorical Imperative.

It Was The East That Should Have Sent Us Missionaries.

Not Only Should You Not Accept A Prize. You Should Not Try To Deserve One Either.