allen ginsberg

“ America how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood? ”

“ Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does. ”

“ I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness... ”

“ Its true I dont want to join the Army or turn lathes in precision parts factories, Im nearsighted and psychopathic anyway. ”

“ No rest without love, no sleep without dreams of love - be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines, the final wish is love... ”

“ Everybody's serious but me. ”

“ I never dreamed the sea so deep, the earth so dark; so long my sleep, I have become another child. I wake to see the world go wild. ”

“ America, why are your libraries full of tears? ”

“ Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. You say what you want to say when you don't care who's listening. ”

“ We're not our skin of grime, we're not our dread bleak dusty imageless locomotive, we are all golden sunflowers from inside. ”