And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all humans are acting out their parts.

Quote by James Broughton

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The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they...

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they...

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white...

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white...

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life...

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life...

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.

If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole...

The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole...

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...