I Always Get Very Calm With Baseball.

As Soon As Your Mind Knows That It's On And It's Supposed To Produce Some Lines, Either It Doesn't Or It Produces Things That Are Very Predictable. And That's Why I Say I'm Not Interested In Writing Something That I Thought About. I'm Interested In Discovering Where My Mind Wants To Go, Or What Object It Wants To Pick Up.

I Have My Books And My Poetry To Protect Me

Being An Artist Doesn't Mean That You're A Good Artist. That Was The Bargain I First Made With Myself: I'd Say, I'm An Artist, But I'm Not Really Very Good.

It Was Easier Than Explaining Dimaggio's Use As A Metaphor.

The Trick Is, As I Know It, Is To Care Like Hell And Not Give A Damn At The Same Time.