A poet is somebody who has written a poem.

Hard writing makes easy reading.

A poem isn't selfish. It speaks to people.

Sally has a smile I would accept as my last view on earth...

Survival, it is called. Often it is accidental, sometimes it is engineered by creatures or forces that we have no conception of, always it is temporary.

I don’t want to look. I’ve got to look.” Vance... "Vital Perception

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

Empathy lies at the heart of Gatsby, like so many other great novels-the biggest sin is to be blind to others problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence.

Prevent your day at morning.

In life we're most hell-bent on proving things that we're not really sure are true.

That little touch is not in the books, but I wish it had been in the books because it was a great addition.

We create gods and struggle with them, and they bless us.

No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.

It's hard to know if what you do is actually working for anyone else or not. There's so much music out there. Why would someone ever listen to what I do?

No matter how deep and dark your pit, how dank your shroud, their heads are heroically unbloody and unbowed.