Everyone in this life is defeated but a man, if he be a man, is not defeated.

It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.

The beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages.

The job of the poet is to use language effectively, his own language, the only language which is to him authentic.

The weight of love Has buoyed me up Till my head Knocks against the sky.

As birds' wings beat the solid air without which none could fly so words freed by the imagination affirm reality by their flight.

It is not fair to be old, to put on a brown sweater.

There is nothing beginning nor end to the imagination but it delights in its own seasons reversing the usual order at will.

My first poem was a bolt from the blue … it broke a spell of disillusion and suicidal despondence. ... it filled me with soul satisfying joy.

Somewhere the sense makes copper roses steel roses — The rose carried weight of love but love is at an end — of roses It is at the edge of the petal that love waits.

Those who are not working toward a better life and those who do not take responsibility for their destinies do not have victories

The language of sword is less powerful than the language of word, but most ofthe people understand the language of sword with greater power than thelanguage of word.

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan

We're not home-and-hearth people. We're the adventurers, the buccaneers, the blockade runners. Without challenge, we're only alive.

Then again, it was Jace. He'd pick a fight with a Mack truck if the urge took him.

Rock 'n' roll has to be destroyed and rebuilt in my name if it's ever gonna accomplish anything.

If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.

The stress of making small talk with in-laws is called being part of a family.

Focus groups are a waste of time, filled with people telling you what you want to hear so they can go home.