William Packard surely must be one of the great editors of our time.

What you have to realize when you write poetry, or if you love poetry, is that poetry is just naturally the greatest god damn thing that ever was in the whole universe

I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.

Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history.

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

There are so many selves in everybody, and just to explore and exploit one is wrong, dead wrong, for the creative person.

I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the truth.

I don’t believe that a reviewer or a critic can really criticize well unless he can praise well.

To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished.

Poetry makes possible the deepest kind of personal possession of the world.

The old bitterness came up in him and he did not have time to cogitate and push it down.

If you wish to live a life free from sorrow think of what is going to happen as if it had already happened.

People often think that you have a sense of humor because you think that life is funny. Life isn't funny at all. It's appalling and tragic.

Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.

In battle, do not think that you have to win. Think rather that you do not have to lose.

Payday at my house is like the Academy Awards. My wife says: May I have the envelope please.

It's only the giving that makes you what you are.

Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.

A studio is a good place to smoke your pipe.

Raja yoga is the mental practice and incorporates meditation, pranayama, and mudra. What are the benefits of having a raja yoga practice? The benefit is spirituality.