I guess I´m too used to sitting in a small room and making words do a few things. I see enough of humanity at the racetracks, the supermarkets, gas stations, freeways, cafes, etc. This can´t...

my 6 foot goddessmakes me laughthe laughter of the mutilatedwho still needlove…she has saved mefrom everything that isnot here

animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. neither do I. maybe that’s why we get along

Never bring a lot of money to where a poor man lives. He can only lose what little he has. On the other hand it is mathematically possible that he might win whatever you bring...

How are his poems?””He’s not as good as he thinks he is, but then most of us feel that way.

peace of mind and heartarriveswhen we accept what is:having beenborn into thisstrange lifewe must acceptthe wasted gamble of ourdaysand take some satisfaction inthe pleasure ofleaving it allbehind.

Turgenev was a very serious fellow but he could make me laugh because a truth first encountered can be very funny. When someone else’s truth is the same as your truth, and he seems to...

Most people are much better at saying things in letters than in conversation, and some people can write artistic, inventive letters, but when they try a poem or story or novel they become pretentious.

I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.

the price of creationis nevertoo high.the price of livingwith other peoplealwaysis.

I decided to stay in bed until noon. Maybe by then half the world would be dead and it would only be half as hard to take.

regret is mostly caused by not havingdone anything.

I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was...

An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.

there is enough treachery , hatred violence absurdity in the average human being to supply any given army on any given day

Potential,” I said, “doesn’t mean a thing. You’ve got to do it. Almost every baby in a crib has more potential than I have.