Going Into Politics Is Something

People Don't Always Realize That My Parents Shared A Sense Of Intellectual Curiosity And A Love Of Reading And Of History.

In My Family In Particular, I Think, There Was A Sense We Have To Work Twice As Hard.

The Most Beautiful People Are All In The Library.

I Am, You Know, A Democrat Through And Through. I've Always Voted Democratic. You Know, That Is Where My Heart Lies.

In A Funny Way, Poems Are Suited To Modern Life. They're Short, They're Intense. Nobody Has Time To Read A 700-page Book. People Read Magazines, And A Poem Takes Less Time Than An Article.