Poetry Is Indispensable - If I Only

Fight Any Instinct To Be Humorless, For Humorlessness Is The Worst Of All Absurdities.

Stupidity Is Always Astounding, No Matter How Often One Encounters It.

Poetry Is A Religion Without Hope. The Poet Exhausts Himself In Its Service, Knowing That, In The Long Run, A Masterpiece Is Nothing But The Performance Of A Trained Dog On Very Shaky Ground.

The Ability To Laugh Heartily Is The Sign Of A Healthy Soul.

Everything One Does In Life, Even Love, Occurs In An Express Train Racing Toward Death. To Smoke Opium Is To Get Out Of The Train While It Is Still Moving. It Is To Concern Oneself With Something Other Than Life Or Death.