I don't believe a good poet is very often deliberately obscure. A poet writes in a way necessary to him or her; the reader may then find the poem difficult.

Do what you want to do, and don't worry if it's a little odd or doesn't fit the market.

Why don't you like the foods I like?" he asks sometimes. "Why don't you like the foods I make?" I answer.

If you think of something, do it. Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.

Like a tropical storm, I, too, may one day become ‘better organized.

There seemed to be three choices: to give up trying to love anyone, to stop being selfish, or to learn to love a person while continuing to be selfish.

My stories are sometimes closer to poems or meditations, but often there is at least a little narrative in them.

Art is not in some far-off place.

Work hard and meticulously. When in trouble, look closely at a text that is a good example of what you're trying to do. And be patient.

I'm a fierce editor! I don't edit out things that I began by saying, usually. The editing is on the micro level - a comma here, a word there.

I do see an interest in writing for Twitter. While publishers still do love the novel and people do still like to sink into one, the very quick form is appealing because of the pace of life.

When we embrace who we are the world embraces us right back.

Are the returns on my journey equal to the length of the road behind me? And if not, have I realized the pressing need to surrender to God the road in front of me?

I understand that finance can be very complex.

When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good.

Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

The hardest thing is to see what's under your very eyes.

Justice is God's control over the order of the universe. Mercy is God's power even over the order of the universe.

Well, as everyone knows, once witchcraft gets started, there's no stopping it.

If you choose the sort of life which has no conventional pattern you have to try to make an art of it, or it is a mess.

Do what you love and love what you do. Don’t do anything for money. Everything should be for love.