If Art Is Not To Be Life-enhancing,

At Some Point I Believe One Has To Stop Holding Back For Fear Of Alienating Some Imaginary Reader Or Real Relative Or Friend, And Come Out With Personal Truth.

... Love Is Healing, Even Rootless Love.

The Poet Must Be Free To Love Or Hate As The Spirit Moves Him, Free To Change, Free To Be A Chameleon, Free To Be An Enfant Terrible. He Must Above All Never Worry About This Effect On Other People.

Gardening Gives One Back A Sense Of Proportion About Everything - Except Itself.

Anyone Who Is Going To Be A Writer Knows Enough At Fifteen To Write Several Novels.