Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many years I was aware of the need, in dance and in life, to breathe deeply and to take in more air than we usually take…

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At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time...

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant...

When I quit all these things and said I didn't have any time, I meant...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's...

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

It might be a bad thing, not to know what's going on in the world....

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...