"The poem, the song, the picture, is only water drawn from the well of the people, and it should be given back to them in a cup of beauty so that they may drink and be refreshed."

"Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth."

"The most dreadful thing that can happen to a poet is to be understood."

"Poetry is the union of two words that one would never have imagined could be together and that form a mystery."

"The guitar is a coffin with a bird inside."