What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down. – John Ciardi
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. – John Ciardi
A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse. – John Ciardi
A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. – John Ciardi
I find I like to work with a lot of the same actors, because I find that theres sort of shorthand there, and there is this unspoken trust, both ways. They trust me and I trust them. And I know what Im going to get from them, to an extent. Its just fun, kind of creating this little family. – Todd Phillips