I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.
I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell but often it tells too much.
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work ask him: 'Whose?'
Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon...
A man who envies our family is a man who needs...
Loyalty to the family must be merged into loyalty...
Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I...
