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I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is che...more

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Often I find that poems predict what I'm going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the mo...more

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Nothing quite has reality for me till I write it all down--revising and embellishing as I go. I'm always waiting for things to be over so I can get ho...more

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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads.

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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book...more

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In a certain sense, you do write to seduce the world, but when it happens, you begin to feel like a whore. The disparity between your life and your wo...more

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All writing problems are psychological problems. Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged. If you imagine the world listening, you'll never w...more