"The poet is a criminal. He stands against the law."

"One time I thought she was trying to make me come lay her -- flirting to herself at sink -- lay back on huge bed that filled most of the room, dress up round her hips, big slash of hair..."

"The only way to change the world is to change yourself."

"I'm a homosexual, which means I love men. And I'm a poet, which means I love words."

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."