“It only takes one line, from one poem to change your world...What has poetry done for you lately?”
“It only takes one person to change your life -- you.”
“In the manner of one recognizing a line from a familiar poem in a strange book.”
“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”
“Who you are contributes to your poetry in a number of important ways, but you shouldn't identify with your poems so closely that when they are cut, you're the one that bleeds.”
“The label of "marathoner" has, from the beginning, been awarded to those who went the distance under their own power, whether they ran, walked, crawled or tiptoed. When you cross that finish line, you've entered an elite group. About one-tenth of one percent of the population has done it. Don't let anyone take that great achievement away from you.”