You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father's.

A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love affair.

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners are subjected to trial by market.

The brain is a wonderful organ it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.