Poetry Is Fired By Love.

Solitude Is Considered Un-american.

I Was Surprised By My Daughter's Generation And How They Were Rebelling Against The '70s Idea That Sex Was Perfect And It Should Be Sought.

When You Start Having Lunch And Actually Eating, It's Already Over.

Without The Gods, How Would I Sing?' I Asked. With Your Own Voice,' He Said.

Certain Very Old People Reach An Age Where Every Funeral Becomes Some Sort Of Insane Confirmation Of Strength, Rather Than Of Vulnerability, As It Is When We Are In Our Thirties Or Forties And Our Friends Die.