"The only way to deal with fear is to face it."

"Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and unobtainable dollars!"

"I don't think there's any such thing as obscenity. I think it's a social invention."

"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…"

"The problem was always to break down the barrier between the public and the private. Authoritarian governments thrive on secrecy, blackmail, and intimidation. If poetry can include our actual lives an…"