"I am a vessel, and I am a channel, and I am a conduit, and I am a messenger, and I am a witness, and I am a participant."

"I'm a Buddhist, and I'm a Jew, and I'm a gay man, and I'm a poet, and I'm an American, and I'm a human being. I'm all of those things."

"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked."

"I’m not afraid to say what I mean. That’s why I’m a poet."

"Our heads are round so thought can change direction."