I felt the ruthfulness and senselessness of war so acutlely that I wrote the first three stanzas of which, are in effect a prayer.

Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country. It has no energy crisis, possessing a potential that will last as long as the country. Its power is equal to that of any country in the world.

Style is the perfection of a point of view.

Poetry is a natural energy resource of our country.

It is what man does not know of God Composes the visible poem of the world.

Mind is a most delicate evidence. Not a soul has seen it yet.

Was man made stupid to see his own stupidity? Is God by definition indifferent, beyond us all? Is the eternal truth man's fighting soul Wherein the Beast ravens in its own avidity?

The spectator, the contemplator, the opposer of war have their hours with the enemy no less than uniformed combatants

Poems in a way are spells against death. They are milestones, to see where you were then from where you are now.

If a poet writes to save his soul, he may save the soul of others.

You would think the fury of aerial bombardment would rouse God to relent; the infinite spaces Are still silent. He looks on shock-pried faces. History, even, does not know what is meant.

If you violate laws of God, you're a sinner.If you violate laws of men, you're a criminal.If you violate your own laws, you're pathetic.

One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations.

Calamities that are not the result of purely natural phenomena usually have their origins, distant and obscure though they may be, in common human failings.

Every generation wants to be the last.

Over a third of the Newenhan population was under eighteen,which didn't make his job any easier, the hormonally challenged being terminally and all too often fatally prone to acts of stupidity.

When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.

People elected Donald Trump because he acts decisively. He fired James Comey. He didn't fire the entire FBI. If there's something there, the FBI is going to continue to investigate it.

Traveler's heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.

A lot of my work is about is about events, but I also think a lot of my work is about fragmentation.... You have to break something down in order to have the parts synthesize.

Rob Lowe, I've known him for a long time because I have three daughters, ya know. He's been cruising those three girls for a long time.