Acclaim Is A Distraction.

Most Poets In Their Youth Begin In Adolescent Sadness. I Find It More Rewarding To End In Gladness.

If Bitterness Wants To Get Into The Act, I Offer It A Cookie Or A Gumdrop.

Ultimately I Have Learned More About Poetry, From Music And Magic Than From Literature.

Some Artists Shrink From Self-awareness, Fearing That It Will Destroy Their Unique Gifts And Even Their Desire To Create. The Truth Of The Matter Is Quite Opposite.

Trusting Your Individual Uniqueness Challenges You To Lay Yourself Open.