If I could come back as anything - I'd be a bird, first, but definitely the command key is my second choice.

Who I am really keeps surprising me.

Don't want to be near you for the thoughts we share but the words we never have to speak.

Just as nature abhors a vacuum, humans resist change. Change will occur; vacuums will be filled.

I appreciate my my sleep In sleep my conversation is witty My home is dusted My office work is up to date The dog is even well behaved And food is on the table on time But then when I'm asleep I don't have you to clutter and confuse My hungry heart

I just think she was a wonderful woman. What I think of when I think of Nina [Simone] is someone that I could relate to, who didn't want anything from me, that could relate to me because I didn't want anything from her. It was nice.

[To become a poet] The most important thing is to pay attention. The next would probably be to read; it's so important to pay attention. It keeps you from being bored, and I might add it keeps you from being boorish.