Written laws are like spiders webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful. – Anacharsis
So Im a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. Theyre living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops. – Ed Smith
If we ask a vague question, such as, What is poetry? we expect a vague answer, such as, Poetry is the music of words, or Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder. – A. R. Ammons
If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space. – Joyce Carol Oates