I have defined poetry as a 'passionate pursuit of the Real.

The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.

A true opium of the people is a belief in nothingness after death - the huge solace of thinking that for our betrayals, greed, cowardice, murders we are not going to be judged.

Language is the only homeland.

Men will clutch at illusions when they have nothing else to hold to.

It is sweet to think I was a companion in an expedition that never ends

LearningTo believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life.

In a room wherepeople unanimously maintaina conspiracy of silence, one word of truthsounds like a pistol shot.

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.

You see how I tryTo reach with wordsWhat matters mostAnd how I fail.

The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person...

We rarely improve our habits and traits while floating on the placid pool of ease and comfort.

His lips were approaching hers, but she could not taste sin. Not yet. Not until she knew the name of this golden haired man, so her soul could sing his name for the rest of eternity.

The good news about me is that my friends and social network is entirely independent of politics.

The sermon is now the true poppy of literature.

I control the conditions so my testers become my testees.

...he'll never lie - the man is far too wise.

I sat up in bed. My T-shirt was soaking wet. My pillow was wet. My hair was wet. And my room was sticky and humid.

World views are social constructions and they channel the search for facts. But facts are found and knowledge progresses, however fitfully.

Denmark is sadly a hellish place if you happen to be a pig, but the brioche and fruits that tower on the table before me have me hastily attaching a feedbag.

You think when you don't want to do anything. Thinking is a poor alternative to acting. Your thinking is consuming all your energy. Act, don't think!