“the hillslike poets put onpurple thought againstthe magnificent clamor ofdaytorturedin gold”
“Suicide is career gold for the poet. Sadly, the poet isn’t around to reap any benefits from it.”
“This was what the poets couldn't put in their poetry, she thought dumbly, the rush of desire so fierce and pure it made one shake, all on the force of a word.”
“Every poet puts a part of their soul in each of their poems. ”
“I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart againstThe want of you;Of squeezing it into little inkdrops,And posting it.”
“Writing is beautiful, like putting on a gold suit and going to sleep in it.”