A. Kevin Quotes

I'm always most interested in writing about things that I don't understand.

In a lot of ways, the task at hand for any poem is to approach something that defies exactness or definition with a kind of exactness or precision.

The war came to me in my dreams and showed me its sole purpose: to go on, only to go on.

Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.

I knew that at least a few of the stars I saw were probably gone already, collapsed into nothing. I felt like I was looking at a lie. But I didn't mind. The world makes liars of us all.

The details of the world in which we live are always secondary to the fact that we must live in them.

Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask myself, 'What will happen next?' I highly recommend it.

I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.

I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.

One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I had to take a standard path.

The world makes liars of us all.

Cancer may kill you, but when you look at the numbers, arthritis ruins more lives.

Could Artificial Intelligence End the Electronic Medical Record Nightmare?

I love well-designed products that combine form and functionality.

I don't care what it is, when it has an LCD screen, it makes it better.

Social media really grew up.

The key to making money in angel investing is saying no. You meet with 100 companies and say no to 99 of them.

Release early and often.

When you look at what makes America great, what makes America, you know, not great, our ups and our downs, Springfield represents all of it.

I don't do a ton of deals a year, and I really like working with startups - it's the only way I can invest. It fits my ADD brain.

People call us arrogant, but just because we know we are right, it doesn't make us arrogant.

The only way to change things is to shoot men who arrange things.

I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.

It is a high honour to be elected Prime Minister of Australia.

If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.

A continuing narrative throughout Australia's history that says it is better to build up than to tear down - this is the continuing mission of Labor.

Senator Obama's message of hope is not just for America's future, it is also a message of hope for the world as well. A world which is now in many respects fearful for its future.

Having a go at kids with a terminal illness is really beyond the pale, absolutely beyond the pale.

Australians are a passionate lot. We are also a very practical lot.

We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.

Sold my soul to the devil, made a profit.

Photography by nature is spiritual, considering it comes from the darkness to show the light.

In order to be a successful Photographer, you must possess both Vision and Focus neither of which have anything to do with your eyes

You do not have to go to either criminalizing and throwing people in prison. I don't think you should do that for people who are using any drugs. I think they absolutely need treatment.

I wonder what the difference between love and control is, but I'm afraid to look those words up in a dictionary.

I sometimes wonder if what I create as a writer will leave any sort of dent. There's really no way of knowing, so I just have to keep going.

The best art on a football field usually happens during kickoff returns.

One thing that is sometimes forgotten in this "future of books" discussion is that there are all these awesome presses - big and small - that are producing and designing amazing books.

Just like writers can have a lot of different styles, so can readers. It's hard to pigeonhole book buyers.

I try to be a lot of things for the authors I work with - a careful reader, a helpful friend who also happens to be an experienced writer, a thoughtful editor, and a creative midwife.

There are definitely some tricks and techniques to a good reading. Rewarding the audience that shows up to your reading is very important and you can't be boring or ungrateful.

One thing I discovered is that the book world is vast. It's easy to walk around the store - even the room with literature and poetry, where I work most often - and feel overwhelmed.

[Calvin Trilllin] is not writing about things that I can criticize. I can call these other people out for what I think they are not doing. There's a big difference.

When I graduated [from Yale], I went back to Larry [Kramer]. But when I go to Yale reunions, there are still people who call me David.

Calvin [Trillin] was much more of a mover and a shaker. That's all I'm saying. I was a "weenie." That was another term back then.

That's why I tried to kill myself when I was a student [in Yale]. I thought I was the only one there.

I'm sorry to keep focusing on the New Yorker, but everybody who was growing up when Calvin [Trillin] and I were growing up wanted to be published in the New Yorker.

I talked to [Larry] Kramer a little bit about it while I was writing 'Remembering Denny' . Denny was one of those people who took a long time to come out.

"Shoe" just meant you were a big jock on campus no matter what field you were in.

[Calvin Trillin] was very "shoe," which means he was a big jock, a big deal.