“I resent the hell out of the politicians and generals who force events on us that structure our lives, that dictate the memories we'll have when we're old.”

“We speak in Spanish when we make love. English seems an impossible language for intimacy.”

“As a nation we must understand that the future of our country depends on education. It has to be right up front and cannot be an afterthought. It is so important that it has to be available for eve...”

“Las lgrimas que no se lloranesperan en pequeos lagos?O sern ros invisiblesque corren hacia la tristeza?”

“Recuerdo que algn da yo le habl de mi ro y una como tormenta se agit en sus estraas. No s si fue mi pecho que tembl de recuerdo o si fueron mis ojos que asomaron nostalgias." "I remember a day wh...”

“Receio que a poesia pior que o sexo tntrico: no mexe nem sai de cima.I'm afraid that poetry is worse than tantric sex: it does not not move or get off.”

“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...”