I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.

From the moment [Bob] Dylan arrived as a songwriter, he was [so] much better than everybody else around.

The stupidest thing that a writer can do is write a memoir I think, unless it's right before you die -- maybe.

My main area of activism is the death penalty, and it will continue to be once this crisis is over with.

Greg Trooper writes great songs, including one of my very favorite songs in the world, Little Sister. On top of all that, there's his voice - an instrument I have coveted for 15 years.

My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.

The idea that murder victims' families are best served by continuing the cycle of violence is something that I consider to be not only a lie, but criminally negligent. You lie to victims' families when you tell them they're going to receive closure if they participate in the process and witness the execution of a human being.