But I hang on to books. I love them. I even think they're very nice decor in a room - far better than paintings... That's not quite true!

I'm very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own.

However, I learned something. I thought that if the young person, the student, has poetry in him or her, to offer them help is like offering a propeller to a bird.

When I go fishing I like to know that there's nobody within five miles of me.

I said I have no powers of invention. Well, I also have no powers of mimicry.

I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that.

When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought, you can't teach poetry. This is ridiculous.

And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.

There are some friends you don't meet for twenty years and when you meet them again it's as if no twenty years has happened - you're lucky when that happens. I feel the same about books.

It's like breathing in and out to me. It's like having a conversation with someone who isn't there. Because it has to be addressed to somebody - not a particular person, or very rarely.

Well, I love fishing. I wouldn't kill a fly myself but I've no hesitation in killing a fish. A lot of men are like that. No bother. Out you come. Thump. And that's not the only reason.

Who will ever kiss this encyclopedia of a head?

There are, in effect, two things, to know and to believe one knows; to know is science; to believe one knows is ignorance.

Life holds so many simple blessings, each day bringing its own individual wonder.

Uruguay is a country which has grown from immigration, people from all over. That is our origin.

Even if I'm eating healthy, I let myself indulge with french fries. That's my favorite thing. You only live once!

I am not against all wars-just whichever is current.

Never base your faith on your feelings. Base it on God's Word.

You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day.

It was our Creator who led us through the stages of evolution, from the animal state to the human. His purpose was to make us intelligent and aware, so that we might know Him.

When faced with the choice, choose happy