"I'm not a politician, and I'm not a public speaker. I'm a poet, and I'm going to say what I think, and if you don't like it, you can lump it."

"I'm not a nature poet. I've only written two poems about nature."

"Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire."

"The world is full of people who are always wanting to be somebody else."

"I'd like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over."