“In the past I have declined to comment on my own work: because, it see...” — James Schuyler Quote

“In the past I have declined to comment on my own work: because, it seems to me, a poem is what it is; because a poem is itself a definition, and to try to redefine it is to be apt to falsify it; and because the author is the person least able to consider his work objectively.”

“The aim of the poet, or other artist, is first to make something; and it's impossible to make something out of words and not communicate.”

“It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing.”

“To change your phrase somewhat, I know that I like an art where disparate elements form an entity.”

“However, intention needn't enter in, and if a reader sees things in a religious way, and the work is dogmatically acceptable, then I don't see why it should not be interpreted in that way, as well as in others.”

“I do not usually revise much, though I often cut, particularly the end or toward the end of a poem.”

“You can't speak for the people unless you're able to walk amongst the people. And how many of these rappers out here actually hang out with regular people?”

“I grew up playing about 15 instruments and the way that I was able to accomplish that was by cutting my classes, hanging out in the band room all day, and going from one instrument to the next to the next, until I learned how to play everything by ear.”

“My mixed-race background made me a broad person, able to relate to different cultures. But any woman of colour, even a mixed colour, is seen as black in America. So that's how I regard myself.”

“A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives.”

“You have to be able to psychologically help your players, support-wise, be in touch with them, so I think managing people is very important.”

“For a long time, I was portrayed as the Osama bin Laden of the Internet, and I really wanted to be able to tell my side of the story. I wanted to be able to explain exactly what I did and what I didn't do to people who thought they knew me.”