And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.

Sally Barris has a voice like sparkling crystal. You could have knocked me over with a feather the first time I heard her. Her writing is from a deep, yet innocent, place and her point of view is just a bit off center. I am excited for her, she is standing at the beginning of her journey in this town, with all of it ahead of her. It reminds me of the first time I heard Beth Nielson-Chapman or Nanci Griffith. It's going to be fun to watch.

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

I want to savor the aging process. As you get older, you trade your innocence for wisdom and the wisdom is your reward.

You've got to dance like nobody's watching, and love like it's never going to hurt.

I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose and my inner compass, and everything was going in the same direction. Then I'd get lazy and get off the track. And then things would start to fall apart, and I'd back up and get it together again.