We struggled together, and sometimes, we struggled with one another... We took care of one another... In the end, we kept faith in each other.

I know I ain't nobody's bargain, but hell a little touchup and a little paint.

strenght-faith-hope-love

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

The things that I loved about Bob's [Dylan] music - and I describe him in the book as the father of my country, which he really is - were things that just didn't fit when I went to do my job. You know, I'd come out of a somewhat different circumstance and shoes - the clothes just didn't fit.

In the end what you don't surrender, well, the world just strips away.

The Catholic religion at the time was much darker and more mysterious. The entire mass was in Latin. The church was - if you go to my church now, it's incredibly bright inside. But at - when I was young, it was very dark inside. And it was just the difference in the way that they've painted it since I've gone there. And it strives for a very different and welcoming spirit.