Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction.
Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.
Well, if this is poetry, I'm certainly never going to write any myself.
And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
Poetry is not easy. Or should I say, real poetry is not easy.
Poetry is not a matter of feelings, it is a matter of language. It is language which creates feelings.
A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.
Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
My goal is never to make fun of religion.
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.
Religion is like magic. It is all about tricks.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Write as if you were dying.
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.
Morality is the weakness of the brain.
Morality is the weakness of the mind.
The innocent mansion of a panther's heart!
