Truth-tellers Are Not Always Palatable. There Is

I Tell Poets That When A Line Just Floats Into Your Head, Don't Pay Attention 'cause It Probably Has Floated Into Somebody Else's Head.

She Was Learning To Love Moments. To Love Moments For Themselves.

We Real Cool. We Left School. We Lurk Late. We Strike Straight. We Sing Sin. We Thin Gin. We Jazz June. We Die Soon.

... Sometimes You Have To Deal / Devilishly With Drowning Men In Order To Swim Them To Shore.

Don't Let Anyone Call You A Minority If You're Black Or Hispanic Or Belong To Some Other Ethnic Group. You're Not Less Than Anybody Else.