I Want To Write So Well That

You Want Me To Do Something... Tell Me I Can't Do It.

I Want To Be Representative Of My Race-the Human Race. I Have A Chance To Show How Kind We Can Be, How Intelligent And Generous We Can Be.

Through The Centuries, We Faced Down Death By Daring To Hope.

There Are Those Who Say That Poets Should Use Her And His Art To Change The World. I'd Agree With That, But I Think Everybody Should Do That. I Think The Chef And The Baker And The Candlestick Maker - I Think Everybody Should Be Hoping To Make It A Better World.

I Wasn't A Pretty Girl. I Was Six Feet Tall At 15, You Know.