It is not important for me as a writer that you leave a piece of writing of mine with either an agreement or even a resonance with what I have said. What is important is that you leave with the resonance of what you have felt and what you thought in reaction to that.

I held you in the square And felt the evening Re-order itself around Your smile.

One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity.

To anyone who is homeless, I say, find a home.

To see the madness and yet walk a perfect silver line. ... That's what the true story-teller should be: a great guide, a clear mind, who can walk a silver line in hell or madness.

I learned that life will go through changes - up and down and up again. It's what life does.

When you stop inventing reality then you see things as they really are.