"I'm a human being, and I'm a poet, and I'm a lover, and I'm a friend, and I'm a neighbor, and I'm a citizen, and I'm a creature of the earth."

"The universe turns inside out to devour me!"

"I'm a registered Democrat. I'm a registered Buddhist. I'm a registered poet."

"No rest without love, No sleep without dreams of love – be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines the final wish is love."

"Love is only a recognition of our own guilt and imperfection, and a supplication for forgiveness to the perfect beloved. This is why we love those who are more beautiful than ourselves, why we fear th…"