"I’m not afraid to say what I mean. That’s why I’m a poet."

"I'm a dreamer, but I'm not a fantasist."

"I'm an existence, but I'm not a phenomenon."

"I'm a friend, but I'm not a sycophant."

"I'm a human being, and I'm a poet, and I'm a lover, and I'm a friend, and I'm a neighbor, and I'm a citizen, and I'm a creature of the earth."