Dreams were all they gave for free to ugly duckling girls like me.

Those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone.

I bought all my friends guitars and I had a good time with my money. But then one day the IRS came knocking.

I mean, I would love to have the career Joan Baez is having in Europe right now, but God knows I don't begrudge her that career.

The heart of a city Is the soul of a man It winds like a river Through the heart of the land They can tear down a building They can tear down a park They can strike at a symbol But they can't strike the heart.

At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what life's all about.

I started 'Society's Child' on a bus in East Orange as I was going home from school. I saw a black and white couple sitting there and started thinking about it.