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

“ Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor. ”

“ Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me. ”

“ A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. ”

“ Poetry is what gets lost in translation. ”

“ Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. ”

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

“ It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about, he goes off and gets married. ”

“ The best way out is always through. ”

“ Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. ”