I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly.

One is distracted by this notion that there is such an thing as inspiration, that it comes fast and easy. And some people are graced by that style. I'm not. So I have to work as hard as any stiff to come up with my payload

Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm

And most people have a woman in their heart, most men have a woman in their heart and most women have a man in their heart.

It's not a cry you can hear at night. It's not somebody who has seen the light. It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah.

Everybody knows the dice are loaded.

Love is not a victory march