“In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all.”

“I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendos The blackbird whistling Or just after.”

“A pear should come to the table popped with juice, Ripened in warmth and served in warmth. On terms Like these, autumn beguiles the fatalist.”

“Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.”