The soul is not a soul, Has no secret, is small, and it fits Its hollow perfectly: its room, our moment of attention.

There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.

The ellipse is as aimless as that, Stretching invisibly into the future so as to reappear In our present. Its flexing is its account, Return to the point of no return.

You stupefied me. We waxed, Carnivores, late and alight In the beaded winter. All was ominous, luminous.

Much that is beautiful must be discarded So that we may resemble a taller Impression of ourselves.

The first year was like icing. Then the cake started to show through.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Reading is a pleasure, but to finish reading, to come to the blank space at the end, is also a pleasure.

The summer demands and takes away too much. /But night, the reserved, the reticent, gives more than it takes

And so we turn the page over. To think of starting. This is all there is.

In the increasingly convincing darkness The words become palpable, like a fruit That is too beautiful to eat.

Hey, Carlos, " the Professor says when he walks in. "How was REACH?""It sucked.""Can you be more specific?" my guardian asks."It really sucked, " I elaborate, sarcasm dripping from every word.

Product must be intentional

Love, positivity and gratitude are the most essential ingredients to a happy and fulfilled life.

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

I don't know what goes on behind my back... I always feel like, if you don't have anything good to say, then don't say anything.

If you do not like anything in a particular book, then sit and discuss it. Banning a book is not a solution. We have to tackle it ideologically.

A rock band used to be four guys and a drummer. Now it's five guys sitting around reading manuals!

In June 2010, I moved out of my apartment and I have been mostly homeless ever since, off and on. I just live in Airbnb apartments and I check in every week in different homes in San Francisco.

The best that can happen is that someone can catch a glimpse of the glory you're hinting at.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.