My poems, I think, exist in a state of tension between the love of natural beauty and the fear of natural meaninglessness or absurdity.

Why speak of the use of poetry? Poetry is what uses us.

Now I am almost entirely love.

A poem is not an expression, nor is it an object. Yet it somewhat partakes of both. What a poem is is never to be known, for which I have learned to be grateful.

Beauty was worthIts every sorrow, mind's fading or World's ending, As darkness covered the garden that is the earth.

But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles

The only true borders lie between day and night, between life and death, between hope and loss.

Cinema has opened a world of possibilities up for me.

People see owning a gallery as a way to get rich. I never thought that I could get rich in the art world. I wanted a life in art. I wanted to live with artists. I wanted to make beautiful shows.

The past can be tamed and controlled.

I don't want ever to be champion again.

As a child, I came across the Bible, but nobody in my family had anything to do with religion. I just felt a profound truth there that appealed to me.

Accept that the moment you buy your latest iPad, iPhone, tablet, app or game it will be promptly followed by a vastly improved and sleeker looking version.

That's the worst of a war--you have to go on hearing about it so long.

Trying to be original is futile. If you have no place to go, stay home and cook.