“They kept me in a cage for too long because now every room I am standing in is just another cell.”

“There is nothing like scrubbing toilets for a living to make you question the choices you have made in life.”

“bad breath and butt smell; that is prison, in a nutshell.”

“The world doesn't owe you anything because you're in it, but you owe yourself the world because it is in you.”

“I live in different worlds. One world where I perform my duty as a part of society. My favorite is my world. The writing's world.”

“Having another creature absolutely committed to me is a big boost to my ego, makes me feel like the king of my castle. But its no way for a dog to live.”

“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.”

“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...”