You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
“I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats.”
“A few years ago I lost 30 pounds, and people still wanted to criticize. And honestly, I'm happy with myself if I'm a little heavier. I realized: 'Why am I trying to conform to someone else's idea of beauty?' I think I'm beautiful either way.”