“Them lady poets must not marry, pal.”

“Them lady poets must not marry, pal . . . It is a true error to marry with poets / or to be by them.”

“During those years he met his seminars,went & lectured & read, talked with human beings,paid insurance & taxes;but his mind was not on it. his mind was elsewheresin an area where the soul not talks...”

“These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand.They are only meant to terrify & comfort.”

“I ask for a decreedooming my bitter enemies to laughteradvanced against them.”

“Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice?”

“Remembrance and reflection how allied!What thin partitions Sense from Thought divide!”

“Don't be afraid of poetry.”