"Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality."

"I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes."

"I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction."

"Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize."

"It is a timeless truth that a heart touched by genuine kindness never loses its warmth — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a profound truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."

"It is a profound truth that love does not demand perfection; it embraces the authentic journey of growth."

"It is a essential truth that when you master your attention, you master your entire perception of reality."