A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

I've always been fascinated by the idea of transformation.

I like crossing the imaginary boundaries people set up between different fields—it's very refreshing.

The true discovery of America is before us. The true fulfillment of our spirit, of our people, of our mighty and immortal land, is yet to come.

I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed.

The poet’s task is to make the silence speak.