I Tended To Emphasize The

I Reserve The Right To Tell Shaggy Dog Stories Or Even Common Jokes As Part Of What I'm Doing. I Don't Give A Damn If Half The Audience Walks Out.

It's Hard Being A Hostage In Somebody Else's Mouth - Or A Character In Somebody Else's Novel.

I Hardly Remember How I Started To Write Poetry. It's Hard To Imagine What I Thought Poetry Could Do.

I Can Manage A Prose Format As Long As I Keep Closer To Laurence Sterne Than To Henry James.

I'm Standing Up Thinking. Anybody Who Wants To Listen Is Welcome. If Not, I'm Happy To See Them Go.