Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays. – Patrick White
A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer…. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring. – E.B. White
Its astonishing what some women will put up with just to have a warm body. Some of the brightest women I know are just obsessed with that search. Its very sad. – Judith Rossner