Tonight I just need my guitar.

It is an eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it

Our children may save us if they are taught to care properly for the planet; but if not, it may be back to the Ice Age or the caves from where we first emerged. Then we'll have to view the universe above from a cold, dark place. No more jet skis, nuclear weapons, plastic crap, broken pay phones, drugs, cars, waffle irons, or television. Come to think of it, that might not be a bad idea.

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

When reality looks too ugly, fantasize.

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television.

And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.