I have always knocked at the door of that wonderful and terrible enigma which is life.

Strangely, Dante's Divine Comedy did not produce a prose of that creative height or it did so after centuries.

Too many lives are needed to make just one.

In reality art is always for everyone and for no one.

This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul.

I do not go in search of poetry. I wait for poetry to visit me.

Many of today's verses are prose and bad prose.

The real history, the one that counts and is not to be found in books, is precisely this one, the one made by simple men; and it is the only one that rules the world.

Holidays - Have no pity.

The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for.

But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty.

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

Don't keep all your feelings sheltered - express them. Don’t EVER let life shut you up.

Humanity, morality, decency, might be forgotten, but codfish must still be had for the use of the faithful in Lent and on fast days.

Fair Game Theory: If you are dumb enough to be drained by people then you are fair game.

I manage my time by prioritizing tasks, working smarter not harder, and by avoiding procrastination.

Truth has never been, can never be, contained in any one creed or system.

You have to look good when you are riding, you have to impress your adversary with your elegance. To look good is already to go fast.

It's right to learn, even from the enemy.

Often it's just a short swim from the shipwreck of your life to the island paradise of your dreams, assuming you don't drown in the metaphor.

She would have kissed him, if she kissed stupid men.