Art Hurts. Art Urges Voyages - And

Be Yourself. Don't Imitate Other Poets. You Are As Important As They Are.

One Reason Cats Are Happier Than People Is That They Have No Newspapers.

Life Must Be Aromatic. There Must Be Scent, Somehow There Must Be Some.

I Am An Ordinary Human Being Who Is Impelled To Write Poetry. ... I Still Do Feel That A Poet Has A Duty To Words, And That Words Can Do Wonderful Things, And It's Too Bad To Just Let Them Lie There Without Doing Anything With And For Them.

I Don't Want People Running Around Saying Gwen Brooks's Work Is Intellectual. That Makes People Think Instantly About Obscurity. It Shouldn't Have To Mean That, But It Often Seems To.