True Delicacy Is Not A Fragile Thing.

If Bitterness Wants To Get Into The Act, I Offer It A Cookie Or A Gumdrop.

Life's Major Challenge: Getting Reborn Often Enough.

Work In The Theater Sharpened My Verse And My Cinema.

In The World Of Poetry There Are Would-be Poets, Workshop Poets, Promising Poets, Lovesick Poets, University Poets, And A Few Real Poets.

The Most Astonishing Joy Is To Receive From The Muses The Gift Of A Whole Lyric.