Many Good Poets Are Really Essayists Who

I Don't Do All That Well In The Writerly World. I'm Happier Being Outside The Flow.

You Almost Believe That You Will Never Come To The End Of A Roll Of Tape; And When You Do, There Is A Feeling, Nearly, Though Very Briefly, Of Shock And Grief.

I Really Practiced Hard And Got To A Certain Level Of Technical Proficiency. I Overcame Some Of My Limitations. I Was A Hard-working, Dedicated Bassoonist, But I Have To Say I'm Not A Natural Musician.

Updike Was The First To Take The Penile Sensorium Under The Wing Of Elaborate Metaphorical Prose.

I'm A Sucker For Interiors And Carefully, Beautifully Filmed People Sitting In A Big Room. My Appetites Are Simple.