Writing is not some quiet, closet act.

I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else.

I loved books; I read my childhood away. I was more interested in my interior world.

I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.

Grief isn't all tears.

My father came a couple of times, but he always blamed his hearing loss on my loud amplifiers. So he didn't come anymore, but I had his support.

Just because I've extricated myself from religion doesn't mean I'm not interested in the scriptures. I look at the Bible as itself. It's a holy book, it has incredible literature in it and beautiful poetry.