Sometimes I would get invited to a party or to go out to dinner by one of them and I would decline. Part of me wanted to go, but those kind of outings always made me feel even more alienated than usual. Hearing them talk made me feel lonely and hateful at the same time. Lonely because I didn't fit in, never did. When I was reminded, it hurt. And hateful because it reaffirmed what I already knew, that I was alone and on the outside.

It's hard to judge literary merit.

For me, jazz will always be the soundtrack of the civil rights movement.

There's no rule that you have to like Henry Rollins the musician or the actor.

All I have is me. Over-worked, under-appreciated, middle-aged, and shriveled up.

I'm of the opinion that the Democrats have the ideas I agree with more often than not. Reenergizing the middle class and giving people a break.

Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice.