Nothing changes what alreaday happened. It will always have happened. You either let it break you down or you don't.

The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blowing in the right direction. The radio stations went off at sundown. Then you picked up Chicago and heard the teenage music you really yearned for.

He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an eighth, regret.

All I can say is that we are mistaken to gouge such a deep rift in history that the things old men and old women know have become so useless as to be not worth passing on to grandchildren.

If I had to give up reading or give up listening to music, I suspect I'd stick with the music.

The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation.

It is best not to study too much on who gets what they deserve. It can lead to an overly complicated interpretation of God's personal attributes.