Sometimes writing everyday is like pulling teeth, painful, but necessary.

Death was for-the other people.

There is somethingmystically sadand beautifulabouthowi will neversee youagainbut meet youagain and againin poetry.

There exists in man a mass of sense lying in a dormant state, and which, unless something excites it to action, will descend with him, in that condition, to the grave.

No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: he may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.

In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes or when she'll say to thee "I find thee worthy do this deed for me?"

Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation.

I'll say this, and this has nothing to do with gender or sexuality: You do not want to get licked in the face repeatedly by another human being. You just don't. It's not pleasant.

Every child should be taught to expect success

I did theater as a kid, more of an after-school program. But every night I would put on a movie and fall asleep to it.

You're either slangin' crack rock, or you got a wicked jumpshot.