“Our stories are not new; yet, in the retelling we are reborn as heroes.”
Harley King“What’s the use of writing poetry for your peers? I don’t think I should sell my poetry to other poets. If that’s who my audience is, I’m dead, I’m not going to make any money.”
Harley King“So much is buried in our lives that we forget what we have learned.”
Harley King“Knowing when and how to change course is important to success. Self-doubt is a lighthouse that will keep you from running aground. Don't become shipwrecked on the rocks of time. Be willing to rethink your decisions and change course.”
Harley King“Service to others in their time of need is a privilege and an honor.”
Harley King“What I really want is to be recognized as a writer; that someday, my poetry — this is an interesting paradox — would be taught in English classes; for my name, along with my poetry, to exist 500 years from now.”
Harley King