"Love is a short word, but it contains all: it means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being."

"The poet must be a teacher, a guide, a prophet."

"Poetry is the union of two words that one would never have imagined could be together and that form a mystery."

"The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, measure it, sound it and then go a step farther."

"The people who sing are happy. The people who sing are free."