The Poet Doesn't Invent. He Listens.

Youth Can Only Assert Itself Through The Conviction That Its Ventures Surpass All Others And Resemble Nothing.

After You Have Written A Thing And You Reread It, There Is Always The Temptation To Fix It Up, To Improve It, To Remove Its Poison, Blunt Its Sting.

Whatever The Public Blames You For, Cultivate It; It Is Yourself.

Respect Movements, Flee Schools.

It Is Excruciating To Be An Unbeliever With A Spirit That Is Deeply Religious.