“I don't want to turn any of this into poetry / but / you're so beautiful / flowers turn their heads to smell you”

“I didn't want any flowers, I only wanted To lie with my hands turned upand be utterly empty.How free it is, you have no idea how free - The peacefulness is so big it dazes you,And it asks for nothing. ~ Tulips (1961)”

“I've never loved any one else the way I love you. I'm full of poetry now. Rot and poetry. Rotten poetry.''Stop it. Harry, why do you have to turn into a devil now?''I don't like to leave anything,' the man said. 'I don't like to leave things behind.”

“And suddenly it smelled like someone forgot to turn on the gravity. The air was so fresh and light you could practically float on it. Flowers were everywhere, all of them bursting with color.”

“Sometimes the things you're convinced you don't want turn out to be the thing you need the most in this world.”

“If someone tells you you're not beautiful, turn around and walk away so they canhave a great view of your fabulous ass.”