When you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don't expect him to thank or forgive you.

One way you can get really close to God is to sin as hard as you can.

Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.

Not everybody relates to pain, but if you can watch other people playacting it, you can absorb some of that vibe. It's like watching horror movies - you want to have the experience, but in a safe environment.

I don't like to say, "Oh, I don't like this kind of music." I like to listen to it and try to see what people who like it get out of it.

Over the past 40 years, the tradition of Southern progressivism has been somewhat successfully erased by right-wing revisionist historians.

I always want to try and see what the appeal is in anything. It's the healthiest and most honest approach.