“History says, Dont hopeOn this side of the grave,But then, once in a lifetimeThe longed-for tidal waveOf justice can rise up,And hope and history rhyme”

“If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.”

“All I know is a door into the dark”

“I rhymeTo see myself, to set the darkness echoing.”

“There is risk and truth to yourselves and the world before you. ”

“Since when," he asked,"Are the first line and last line of any poemWhere the poem begins and ends?”

“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...”