Have you noticed that only in time of illness or disaster or death are people real?

In this world goodness is destined to be defeated. But a man must go down fighting. That is the victory. To do anything less is to be less than a man.

As for hobbies, people with stimulating hobbies suffer from the most noxious of despairs since they are tranquilized in their despair.

People who are ordinarily understood to dislike each other or at least to be indifferent toward each other discover that they have much in common.

...this miserable trick the romantic plays upon himself: of setting just beyond his reach the very thing he prizes.

Plenty are the tastes and plenty are the paths.

Depression is a sign of strength – because it means no matter how weak your mind might be to you, your heart is still strong enough to feel.

Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned.

Never engage in gossip, it kills your soul, and wounds another’s heart

You run into people who want to write poetry who don't want to read anything in the tradition. That's like wanting to be a builder but not finding out what different kinds of wood you use.

You can call me 10 times a day to pay this bill but, I do not owe your company any money.

And about in the late '80s, I got kind of burned out a little bit.

Many [of the Americans] polled showed a marked disapproval of the Wallonians, Danerians, and Pirenians. The fact that these minorities were invented by the pollster did not diminish the hostility.

Your word is your bond, and you do what you say and keep your promise.

I don't watch myself gener­ally. I do something, see it once, and then I'll probably never see it again unless it's an accident.