"Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desire,I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twiceI think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice."
"The heart can think of no devotionGreater than being shore to the ocean-Holding the curve of one position,Counting an endless repetition."
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself."
"A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness."
"Humor is the most engaging cowardice."
"Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it."