"The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound-that he will never get over it."

"The greatest thing in life is to die young, but to postpone it as long as possible."

"Forgive me, but I'm going to be as rude as a poet has to be."

"I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."

"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office."