“...you do violence with your words if you force them - art is given - the words received, moment by moment from unseen hands - call it a Muse ...”

“... only a seer or a lover would know that I'm making a jewelry of words for you -drawn from your essence -to flash and burn with your fire -so you can bedazzle with your own light ...”

“...why is my cat a Muse? the cat has the rare grace of never saying a word too much― Mark Twain ...that's why ...”

“...if you don't regard your word as a sacred covenant, then there is nothing in you I can honor ...”

“...you can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly than my hands...”

“...you can use words if you wish, but I'm warning you - I've learned how to read your heart ...”

“...how are you sacred to me? your lines are golden threads - your patter, my patten - I explore the liturgy of your words...”