“... i didn't fall in love of courseit's never up to youbut she was walking back and forthand i was passing through”

“DEAR DIARYYou are greater than the BibleAnd the Conference of the BirdsAnd the UpanishadsAll put togetherYou are more severeThan the ScripturesAnd Hammurabis CodeMore dangerous than Luthers paperNa...”

“My animal howlsMy angel's upsetBut I'm not allowedA trace of regret”

“You should gofrom place to placerecovering the poemsthat have been written for youto which you can affix your signature.Don't discuss these matterswith anyone.Retrieve. Retrieve.When the basket is ...”

“I know she is coming I know she will look And that is the longing And this is the book.”

“The RemoteI often think about youwhen Im lying alone inmy room with my mouthopen and the remotelost somewhere in the bed.”

“Show me slowly what I onlyknow the limits ofDance me to the end of love”

“first of all nothing will happen and a little laternothing will happen again”

“Im not a woman you bring home to Mother, pick out china patterns with, or Mary forefend, breed. Ive seen a chunk of the universe, true, but theres still so much more to see. I doubt Ill ever cure t...”

“My hope, my heaven, my trust must be,My gentle guide, in following thee.”

“Amory took to writing poetry on spring afternoons, in the gardens of the big estates near Princeton, while swans made effective atmosphere in the artificial pools, and slow clouds sailed harmonious...”