there is no healthier drug than creativity.

the worstthing that ever happenedtothe worldwasthe white man coming across gun powder.–– the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy

as a childthere was eitherbooksorpain.i chose books.-how i became a writer

i am a woman and a poem. – visceral

he was so beautiful because when he held her he was not concerned with ‘being a man.’ ‘being a man’ had nothing to do with this. these flowers pouring from his chest. – weightless

the thing you are mostafraid to writewrite that-- advice to young writers

there is you and you.this is a relationship.this is the most important relationship.

healingbeginsthe momentyouwant it to

we are houses eaten by rivers because we do not know their smell.

the rain in this room is low and thickand undressing my heart through the air. – intimacy

...personal torture instructor...I mean physical therapist.

The arrow that pierces the deer only scratches a whale.

When passion rules, she never rules wisely.

he was figuratively following along beside her as she walked the fence, ready to catch her if she should fall.

Smart people understand that there is no such thing as paranoia. It is just another mask for ignorance.

Her sanity was a fragile thing, a butterfly cupped in her hands, that she carried with her everywhere, afraid of what would happen if she let it go-or got careless and crushed it.

On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopper—all your choices should be so easy.

Georgetown. Alonzo was the guy I always heard about. I've always wanted to measure myself against the best.

Leaves are the Greek, flowers the Italian, phase of the spirit of beauty that reveals itself through the flora of the globe.