Adversity Is A Stimulus.

Life Is Adventure, Not Predicament.

If Bitterness Wants To Get Into The Act, I Offer It A Cookie Or A Gumdrop.

I Like Things Which Appear Fragile But Are Tough Inside.

Poetry For Me Is As Much A Spiritual Practice As Sexual Ecstasy Is.

Most Poets In Their Youth Begin In Adolescent Sadness. I Find It More Rewarding To End In Gladness.