Maybe I've forgiven him, but I just haven't forgotten
I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.
A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
I sometimes don't know what I'm writing when I start writing it, on some level.
Plot and character are virtually the same thing.
My true nature, I believe, is writing.
The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork also forms the basis for the album cover.
The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
I don't think Auden liked my poetry very much, he's very Anglican.
If you respect the audience enough, they can take onboard many things.
It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
I like to be sad once in a while. You need it for your equilibrium.
I love prayer candles, and I use them often.
The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.
I start work at 5 in the morning and I have a wicked insomnia problem.
With Saturday morning cartoons, you've got to start at 6 A.M., right?
Men seem unable to feel equal to women: they must be superior or they are inferior.
All of my books now come from readers' ideas.
