List of Rod McKuen Quotes

Laws And Machines Are Shaped To Fit The Classes.

People Ask Me Why I Connected. It Was Presumptuous Of Me To Say, But I'm Everyman. The Difference Is I Put My Thoughts Into Words.

We Will All Wake Up Semi-angels, If We Wake At All.

People Often Say 'i Live For My Art.' Bullshit! If You Are Given A Talent It's To Be Used. It's Not In The Private Domain.

Once I Thought Ideas Were Exceptions Not The Rule. That Is Not So. Ideas Are So Plentiful That They Ride On Air. You Have Only To Reach Out And Snatch One.

The World Needs Writers. We Will Always Be Necessary. There Are Few Professions That Can Claim That Distinction.

A Poet Can't Afford To Be Aloof. The Tools Of His Trade Are The People He Bumps Up Against.

And If The World Breaks Down, I'll Be Around.

I've Come To Terms With It, It Knows I Know.

Watch The Indolent Butterfly Playing On The Tall Flower In The Yard And Think About The Sun Going Down. It Always Does You Know.

Poetry Is Fact Given Over To Imagery.

To Understand Others You Should Get Behind Their Eyes And Walk Down Their Spines.