The fiercest hearts are in love with a wild perfection. —Stanley Kunitz

The Origins of the Arts

The beginnings of the creative arts as they are practiced today may stay forever hidden.

James Carville

Outside of a person’s love, the most sacred thing that they can give is their labor.

—James Carville

Henry James

Sorrow comes in great waves — no one can know that better than you — but
it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us it leaves us on
the spot and we know that if it is strong we are stronger, inasmuch as
it passes and we remain.

2008 Seems Like Forever Ago

The New Poet Laureate

The Year in Music: 2009

Whatever It Was That Made You Love Them in the First Place

Forever Ago: The New Additions

The Right Side of History

The states where I've lived: Wisconsin, Washington, and California. Not great, but not too bad. Also, I was going to point out how bad certain areas of our country look, but I don't want to upset anyone.

The Operation of the Machine

This is what happens now, even in California.

 

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