“Reading a good poem can give me a far bigger kick than a novel. But it's not something I can keep doing. It would be like shooting up 10 times a day.” GivingI CanWould BeReadingNovelBiggerGive MeShootingKicksShooting Up Author:Stephen Dobyns
“Each thing I do, I rush through so I can do something else. In such a way do the days pass - -a blend of stock car racing and the never ending building of a gothic cathedral. Through the windows of my speeding car I see all that I love falling away: books unread, jokes untold, landscapes unvisited.” WayI CanBookFallCan DoCarBuildingJokesWindowLandscapeRacingGothicNever EndingCathedralsCan Do SomethingSpeedingCar RacingSpeeding CarsStock Car Racing Author:Stephen Dobyns
“My wife's dying upstairs and I can't do anything about it. I look in her face and I see the memories there. I see how I hurt her and how I said the wrong things and how I got angry and how I wasn't the man she hoped I'd be. I see that in her face and I see she's going to die with that. You think I'm not preoccupied?” ThinkingMenLooksSaidI CanFacesDiesHurtMemoriesWifeDyingAngryMy WifeWrong ThingsUpstairs Author:Stephen Dobyns
“Each thing I do, I rush through, so I can do something else.” I CanCan DoCan Do SomethingSpeeding Cars Author:Stephen Dobyns
“I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house where I can write and I like to keep moving around. The moment I find myself falling into a necessary routine, I change it. I'd rather not accumulate superstitions.” WritingI CanMomentsMovingFallThreeHouseMorningFourQuietRoutineSuperstitionsKeep Moving Author:Stephen Dobyns
“I can't believe there is a poet who hasn't eagerly put down a word one day, only to erase it the next day deciding it was sheer lunacy. It's part of the process of selection.” BelieveI CanNextProcessPoetOne DaySheerNext DaySelectionEraseLunacy Author:Stephen Dobyns
