Robert Frost

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

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

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

It's easier to forgive those who hurt you than those who hurt the people you love.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.