Death Steals Everything Except Our Stories.

The Wilderness Does Not Make You Forget Your Normal Life So Much As It Removes The Distractions For Proper Remembering.

My Advice Is, Do Not Try To Inhabit Another's Soul. You Have Your Own.

I Seek The Substantial In Life.

I Got $30 From Nation Magazine For A Poem And $500 For My First Book Of Poems.

I Asked A French Critic A Couple Of Years Ago Why My Books Did So Well In France. He Said It Was Because In My Novels People Both Act And Think. I Got A Kick Out Of That.