"My father is a chemist, my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends."

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"I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding."

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