"[voiceover] As we live we all get caught and torn by various traps. Writing can trap you. Some writers tend to write …"

"[voiceover] Amazing how grimly we hold on to our misery, the energy we burn fueling our anger. Amazing how one moment…"

"[voiceover] Even at my lowest times, I can feel the words bubbling inside of me. And I had to get the words down or b…"

"[voiceover] I decided to clean up the apartment. I thought I must be turning into a fag."

"[voiceover] The racetrack crowd is the world brought down to size, life grinding against death and losing. Nobody win…"

"[voiceover] I understood too well that great lovers were always men of leisure. I fucked better as a bum than as a pu…"

"[voiceover] That scene in the office stayed with me. Those cigars, the fine clothes. I thought of good steaks, long r…"

"[voiceover] I bought some expensive clothes and a good pair of shoes. The owner of the bike supply house didn't look …"

"[voiceover] A poem is a city filled with streets and sewers. Filled with saints, heros, beggars, madmen. Filled with …"

"[voiceover] If you are going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, …"