If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

A man ain't nothing but a man. But a son? Well, now, that's somebody.

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to really read the book.

I tell my students one of the most important things they need to know is when they are at their best, creatively. They need to ask themselves, What does the ideal room look like? Is there music? Is there silence? Is there chaos outside or is there serenity outside? What do I need in order to release my imagination?

Say make me, remake me. You are free to do it and I am free to let you because look, look. Look where your hands are. Now.

When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay alive? What is true in the world?

Make a difference, does it? You stay the night here snake get you.