“You haven't seen untidiness until you've seen a room where gravity has failed twice in different directions.”
“Until you've seen them, you have no conception of their courage.”
“George Oppen is a tough old bird. If you've never seen what [he] sees, it's because you haven't sat still long enough and looked as he has. The things he sees feel like the gnarled bark of a tree. The tree is there too. You can put your weight against it. It won't give.”
“Before you tell yourself its a different scene remember its just different from what you've seen.”
“If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.”