I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

It seems that writing chose me. I feel that because I know history, and I know the history of so many cultures; I have lived a large life.

Hunger also changes the world - when eating can't be a habit, then neither can seeing.

I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not.

Some of my teammates and coaches don’t understand what I’m doing by speaking out, but they support me, for which I am grateful. They have become part of my surrogate family here in the United States."

I'm a family man. I like being home.

Education begins at home. You can't blame the school for not putting into your child what you don't put into him.