We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'