In her inestimable audacity, Julia was the catalyst in my life for something beautiful. I hadn't anticipated her__adn't even wanted her, truthfully__ut there she was. A little something extra that made all the difference in the world.

It can pay off, being a hack. Given the depraved state of American culture, a slick dude can make millions being a hack. But even if you succeed, you lose, because you've sold out your Muse, and your Muse is you, the best part of yourself, where your finest and only true work comes from.

my poetry is merely a body.you are the soul in my words.

How....will I ever truly depict you?You__e perfect, my writing isn__.

Doubt: How can I know? Truth: How can you not?

The muse is the mystic force, but you are the master.