The world is divided by two different tribes. The people who are assholes and the people who are not.

I refuse to censor myself and kids will find their own way to my books and to all of the books that matter to them. As I write more honestly more kids will make their way toward me. And in subverting their repressive parents kids will learn the value of subverting the repressive nature of all authority figures.

Funny how a little politeness can change people's minds.

"I used to think the world was broken down by tribes," I said. "By black and white. By Indian and white. But I know that isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: The people who are assholes and the people who are not."

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.

She told me that every other step was just for me.' But that's only half of the dance,' I said. Yeah,' my father said. 'She was keeping the rest for herself. Nobody can give everything away. It ain't healthy.

When a glass sits on a table here, people don't wonder if it's half filled or half empty. They just hope it's good beer.