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The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction.

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America, I've given you all and now I'm nothing.

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The fact to which we have got to cling, as to a lifebelt, is that it is possible to be a normal decent person and yet be fully alive.

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America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?

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Poets are Damned... but See with the Eyes of Angels.

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Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.

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Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.

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I think it was when I ran into Kerouac and Burroughs - when I was 17 - that I realized I was talking through an empty skull... I wasn't thinking my own thoughts or saying my own thoughts.

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Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather boa!

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The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.

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When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again.

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I had a really nice childhood; I had great parents. I earned my allowance by washing dishes, and in the summer I earned my allowance by working in daddy's garden.

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There are things you stand up for because it's right.

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I'm just totally fascinated by people.

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We believe 'Peter Rabbit' because Beatrix Potter believes it. You have to.

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A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.

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If you know what you're talking about, or if you feel that you do, the reader will believe you.

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For most of my life, I've thought of myself as pretty cool.

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Hip-hop is a cultural expression - it's embracing.

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If everybody became a poet the world would be much better. We would all read to each other.

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