Well, I had this little notion – I started writing when I was eleven, writing poetry. I was passionately addicted to it it was my great refuge through adolescence. – Harry Mathews
I think Im a very good reader of poetry, but obviously, like everybody, I have a set of criteria for reading poems, and Im not shy about presenting them, so if people ask for my critical response to a poem, I tell them what works and why, and what doesnt work and why. – Diane Wakoski
As far as loneliness, I feel Los Angeles and its layout, having to drive everywhere – it is a lonely place. Its an isolated city in that respect because youre driving to places alone listening to the radio. – Jason Schwartzman