I Often Start Writing In Order To

It Was As Important To Live Poetically As To Write Poems.

Life Is Adventure, Not Predicament.

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

My Earliest Poems Sing Of The Absolute Necessity Of Allowing Love To Invade And Pervade One's Life. That Can Make The Miracle Happen In Reality. Try It.

I Had A Toy Theater And A Magic Lantern, And When I Was Eight I Built A Stage For Theatricals In The Attic.