I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

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The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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.

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.

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...

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in...

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in...

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

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...

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...

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...

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...

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

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...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

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.

Acclaim is a distraction.

Acclaim is a distraction.

I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.

I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.