When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.

a kite is a victim you are sure of. you love it because it pulls.

I know there is an eye that watches all of us. There is a judgment that weighs everything we do. And before this great force, which is greater than any government I stand in awe and I kneel in respect and it is to this great judgment that I dedicate this next song...

No one's ever done one of my songs badly. People say to me, "God, so-and-so wrecked that song." Well, I'm unaware of it. Anybody doing one of my tunes has earned my gratitude, and I don't get that many covers where I have the luxury to choose.

Maybe there's a god above but the only thing I learned from love was how to shoot at somebody who outdrew you.

I would like to work with Pat [ Leonard] in any capacity. I would love to hear his versions.

even damnation is poisoned with rainbows.