The Older I Get, The More Beauty

... Where A Man's Wound Is, That Is Where His Genius Will Be.

What I Am Trying To Do Is Bring People Into Grief In Relation To The Society We Have.

My Feeling Is That Poetry Is Also A Healing Process, And Then When A Person Tries To Write Poetry With Depth Or Beauty, He Will Find Himself Guided Along Paths Which Will Heal Him, And This Is More Important, Actually, Than Any Of The Poetry He Writes.

There Is No Hierarchy In Japanese Buddhist Poetry.

The Door To The Soul Is Unlocked; You Do Not Need To Please The Doorkeeper, The Door In Front Of You Is Yours, Intended For You, And The Doorkeeper Obeys When Spoken To.