Freedom, if it emerges like magic from consciousness (like the conjuring of consciousness itself!) seems best recognized in the choices made for love.

The purpose of poetry is to remind ushow difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will.

This Universe is a wild revel of atoms, men, and stars, each one a Soul of Light and Mirth, horsed on Eternity.

The first two chapters of any first draft generally need to be cut.

Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility.

A lion never roars after a kill.

The distinction between what is real and what is imaginary is not one that can be finely maintained ... all existing thing are ... imaginary.

The world would be a pretty dull place if it were made up only of the first-rate, right?

It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to get a man.

I tell ya, I was an ugly kid. I was so ugly that my dad kept the kid's picture that came with the wallet he bought.

I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.