Far out of sight forever stands the sea, Bounding the land with pale tranquillity.

And one rose in a tent of sea and gave A darkening shudder; water fell away; The whale stood shining, and then sank in spray.

The land is numb. It stands beneath the feet, and one may come Walking securely, till the sea extends Its limber margin, and precision ends.

The poet's first job of work is to put bread on the table.

The passion to condense from book to book Unbroken wisdom in a single look, Though we know well that when this fix the head, The mind's immortal, but the man is dead.

The rain of matter upon sense Destroys me momently. The score: There comes what will come.

Even though poetry was written for the 'minds ear' as well as the physical ear, the minds ear can be trained only by the other ... which comes back to reading poetry aloud.

Reptilian green the wrinkled throat, Green as a bough of yew the beard; He bent his head, and so I smote

By practice and conviction formed, With ancient stubbornness ingrained, Although her body clung and swarmed, My own identity remained.

With a sense of humor like that, you could make a living as a garbage man anywhere in the country.

The marathon is like a bullfight.

We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.

I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment.

A day dawns, quite like other days; in it, a single hour comes, quite like other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us.

There are bound to be differences in any artistic collaboration with landscape elements, or theater, of lighting elements.

I was always a bit of a showgirl; it was in my blood. I never thought I would have a career as a singer, though.

If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.

Style must be adapted to the woman and not vice versa. The same can be said of clothes.

It is much more exquisite to be blown from the tree as a flower than to be shaken down as a shriveled and bitter fruit.