At that time, I often thought that if I had had to live in the trunk of a dead tree, with nothing to do but look up at the sky flowing overhead, little by little I would have gotten used to it.

If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.

It is better to burn than to disappear.

I hope the dogs don't bark tonight. I always think it's mine

After awhile you could get used to anything.

To stay or to go, it amounted to the same thing.

I explained to him, however, that my nature was such that my physical needs often got in the way of my feelings.

Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when the sky brightened and light began to flood my cell, I agreed with her.

How did I picture the life after the grave? I fairly bawled out at him: "A life in which I can remember this life on earth. That's all I want of it.

I didn’t like having to explain to them, so I just shut up, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the sea.

In the long run one gets used to anything.

I think women athletes who have been successful need to help other sports, those sports that are just emerging. That's what I've been thinking about and looking forward to.

I had no romantic interest in Gable. I considered him an older man.

You can only make art that talks to the masses when you have nothing to say to them.

I don't know anything offhand that mystifies Americans more than the cotton they put in pill bottles. Why do they do it? Are you supposed to put the cotton back in once you've taken a pill out?

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.

You become about as exciting as your food blender. The kids come in, look you in the eye, and ask if anybody's home.

This isn't all going to be done in one day, either.

When you praise someone you call yourself his equal.

Let's welcome the children into the world.

Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is the fact that I need to embrace mystery in order to be completely human.