Robert Frost

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it.

Hatred is a very underestimated emotion.