I always look for a "rhythm" in my writing. A cadence to the sentences. Sometimes I think of pieces I write in a song writing infrastructure - i.e., a verse, a chorus that I return to, a bridge that's something differenct, a chorus that I return to.

once we began to chime the hour, we lost the ability to be satisfied

For years I wrote in my basement. More recently I graduated to one floor above, an office with all my books and music and - ta da! - a window.

The basis of everything, of all knowledge, is the ability to read.

Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else.

There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like.

But hurting ourselves to inflict pain on others is just another cry to be loved.