Second violins can play a concerto perfectly if they're in their own home and nobody's there.

Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that.

Sing your song; don't let the bastards get you down.

Scripture doesn't promise that God will remove temptation, only that you'll be given strength to withstand it.

Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.

We thank you [the soldiers recently returned from the middle east] for your service.

Writing is the main gig and teaching and performing are sidelines, an excuse for not writing more. Working on a novel and on an opera make me seriously want to retire and find a volunteer job as a docent at the zoo explaining to schoolchildren where frogs go in the winter.