History Coming too close Is monstrous, like a doll That is alive and bigger than the child Who tries to hold it.

Poetry is important. No less than science, it seeks a hold upon reality, and the closeness of its approach is the test of its success.

Poetry is the fiery index to the genius of the age.

How to sustain the miracle Of being, that like a muted bell, Or like some ocean-breathing shell, Quivers, intense and still?

Music proposes. Sound disposes.

There is no end to grief. Nor no end to poetry.

The poet, like the lover, is a person unable to reconcile what he knows with what he feels. His peculiarity is that he is under a certain compulsion to do so.

Who, except the poets, reads poetry?

Most people couldn't be rich if they wanted to be honest

In the story of the prince and the frog, there’s always a frog. This story ... it has no frog.

If love were what the rose is, And I were like the leaf, Our lives would grow together In sad or singing weather.

My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.

You can't really call yourselves giant-killers any more, as you kill giants so often.

Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.

I, for one, am exhausted. I’ve been threatened, beaten, bitten and killed, and that was just in the last hour. (Jericho)

It's a woman's right to know a man's intentions upfront. Because, once you get emotionally attached to a man and you sleep with him, it's too late.

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

Our roots are clinging, we shouldn't knock down so many old 'buildings.'