“I am wedded to the notion that Inspiration is the sine que non, the non negotiable prelude to writing a poem.”

“Distractions have never prevented a Writing Writer Who Writes from writing; distractions are an excuse proffered by Non-Writing Non-Writers Who are Not-Writing for why they are not writing.”

“The wise treat self-respect as non-negotiable, and will not trade it for health or wealth or anything else.”

“Moreover, although Israel’s Jewish character was never part of the negotiations, it has always been made explicit that transforming Israel into a non-Jewish (read non-racist) state is not pragmatic.”

“Israeli Jewish society in Israel, as well as the Israeli leadership, continues to uphold Jewish supremacy as sacrosanct and non-negotiable.”

“I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o'clock every morning.”

“We are still a model in ways economic and non-economic. When I say things non-economic, I would include governance — and rule of law is a key element. Many, I sincerely believe they tell the truth, say that they still look to Hong Kong for inspiration.”

“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity."

[, July 5, 1922]”

“I usually seem to finish a poem when I write it down. I may have been carrying the notion around in my head.”

“If you look at the poems in Prelude, you can identify the later material by identifying the poems with more white space and unexpected line breaks. Grief did that to me and my writing. It exploded my expectations and introduced these blank pockets of deep feeling. My prose writing became more fluid and lyrical…”