As Always After Drinking Too Much, I

For If A Lover's Face Survives Emblazoned On Your Heart, The World Is Still Your Home.

When Something Explosive Is Kept Hidden Away, A Tension Builds Within That Must Ultimately Be Released.

I Think A Lot About The Poems I Wasn't Able To Write...i Masturbrated...solitude Is Essentially A Matter Of Pride; You Bury Yourself In Your Own Scent. The Issue Is The Same For All Real Poets. If You've Been Happy For Too Long, You Become Banal. By The Same Token, If You've Been Unhappy For A Long Time, You Lose Your Poetic Power...happiness And Poverty Can Only Coexist For The Briefest Time. Afterword Either Happiness Coarsens The Poet Or The Poem Is So True It Destroys His Happiness.

Happiness Is Holding Someone In Your Arms And Knowing You Hold The Whole World.

Novels Are Political Not Because Writers Carry Party Cards -- Some Do, I Do Not -- But Because Good Fiction Is About Identifying With And Understanding People Who Are Not Necessarily Like Us. By Nature All Good Novels Are Political Because Identifying With The Other Is Political. At The Heart Of The 'art Of The Novel' Lies The Human Capacity To See The World Through Others' Eyes. Compassion Is The Greatest Strength Of The Novelist.