Words. Borne on the ever swelling current of hatred, like flowers opening in the current, petals peeling back, then falling apart.

It draws it's strength, this big secret, from the same root from which I draw my strength, both the good and the bad, because in the end, they cannot be separated.

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.

I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the balmy air and the beautiful days. I have a beautiful house here.

Oh to have you with me, to have you here, not to be alone, but to be with you, my beauty, you of all souls! You.

It was as if the empty nights were made for thinking of him. And sometimes I found myself so vividly aware of him it was as if he had only just left the room and the ring of his voice were still there. And somehow, there was a disturbing comfort in that, and, despite myself, I’d envision his face.

Making a film, I've learned, can be an exhausting process, due to the need for backing, distribution, etc.