Poetry Has Never Been A Favorite American

Sometimes People Say To Me, “i Want To Write, But I Have Five Kids, A Full-time Job, A Wife Who Beats Me, A Tremendous Debt To My Parents,” And So On. I Say To Them, “there Is No Excuse. If You Want To Write, Write. This Is Your Life. You Are Responsible For It. You Will Not Live Forever. Don’t Wait. Make The Time Now, Even If It Is Ten Minutes Once A Week."

Wherein We Discover That Many Of The "rules" For Good Writing And Good Sex Are The Same: Keep Your Hand Moving, Lose Control, And Don't Think.

Kill The Idea Of The Lone, Suffering Artist. Don't Make It Any Harder On Yourself.

Our Job As Writers Is To Listen, To Come Home To The Four Corners Of The Earth.

When You Are Not Writing, You Are A Writer Too. It Doesn't Leave You.