Nicholson Baker

“Poetry is prose in slow motion.”

“You can tell it's a poem because it's swimming in a little gel pack of white space. That shows it's a poem.”

“But spending your life concentrating on death is like watching a whole movie and thinking only about the credits that are going to roll at the end. It’s a mistake of emphasis.”

“I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read.”