I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.

I don't trust myself enough. When I write, I overwrite. Gingerbread. Too much gingerbread. Writing is probably the only hobby I have. But I wish I had another one. If I was just a little better at golf.

Giving up a lot of yourself isn't really that hard when you realize that you get more than you give up.

I'm just a lazy boy. I'd rather sit in my recliner and act.

Sometimes I overtinker, which is something wrong with my brain chemistry. But in figuring out why I do that, maybe I'll make myself a better person. I doubt it.

Read, read, read, read, read. Read everything. You can’t work unless you know the world, and outside of living in the world the best way to learn about the world is to read about it.

I don't need the bread, but it's nice to do something creative.