There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art.

The self is no mystery, the mystery is / That there is something for us to stand on

Those who are not very concerned with art want poems or pictures to record for them something they already know - as one might want a picture of a place he loves.

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity.

The meaning of a poem is in the cadences and the shape of the lines and the pulse of the thought which is given by those lines.

Things explain each other, not themselves.

It is necessary to study these words you have written, for the words have a longer history than you have and say more than you know.

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule.

[It is not] the poet's business to use verse as an advanced form of rhetoric, nor to give to political statements the aura of eternal truth.

While in bondage, the strength of the mind is not put into full action in order to maximize its full potential.

Life's not all about happiness. Take the sad and pain too. But never forget the Almighty ALLAH. Speak to him about every fear, dream and hope

People wonder why you choose certain subjects to write about. The truth is: you don't really. They choose you

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.

Vote wisely, even if that means not voting at all.

But as far as the fame goes, my parents make sure they keep me grounded, for sure. They make me wash dishes still.

Atmosphere is a silent music. It has its effect upon the listener, exciting or peaceful, whatever it may be.

When I was married, I definitely went through a lying period.

Reason's a thing we dimly see in sleep.

The nightmare of the Cold War was nuclear weapons in the hands of an irrational person. I don't want to live through that nightmare.