“... yes I speak a different language - the dark fire of poetry - it flutters and gutters in tune with the mood...”

“...language always occurs in a context - you can speak Elizabethan words, but to speak the language you have to put on the mindset...”

“...when your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...”

“...at seventeen I tried to write poetry confining myself solely to Anglo-Saxon words - don't know if it helped, but it made me more concrete ...”

“...it's merely writing, but you have to adjust your ear – I speak quietly – I sob – I whisper...”

“...these vignettes I sketch for you - what are they? watercolors ..yes and dreams blurred with tears ...”

“...I remember your profile in darkness outlined by stars ...”