I Suppose I'm Saying That Defiance Is

The Appointment [in Harvard] Gave Me Economic Safety, Writerly Support, And Intellectual Self-respectplus Eight Months To Myself Every Year.

I Have Begun To Think Of Life As A Series Of Ripples Widening Out From An Original Center.

Once I Was On The Job, Once I Had Got Started, I Felt Safe Enough, But The Anticipation Made Me Tense.

Wherever That Man Went, He Went Gratefully.

Even If The Hopes You Started Out With Are Dashed, Hope Has To Be Maintained.