Even the most worthless thing in the world can be beautiful, it just takes the right touch

Maybe crazy is what they call anybody who's got magic in them after they're no longer a child.

I had always wondered what Reverend Lovoy meant when he talked about "grace." I understood it now. It was being able to give up something that it broke your heart to lose, and be happy about it.

I don't believe there can be any bad taste in creating a scene, only badwriting in handling it.

Yes, there was music after all. The sound of the swamp rose up to him. The sound of frogs and crickets, of birds and 'gators, of life in every puddle and pond and knothole and leaf. I Travel By Night

If only yesterday could be my tomorrow then today wouldn't even matter.

I refuse to give in to the notion that the American people can't handle complicated information.

The stronger Hillary is, the weaker she is. The more she seems like a likely presidential winner, the more difficult the senate race becomes in New York. It's perfect.

Whatever age we are is the age we’ve always been.

Boards, boards, boards.

Jealousy in romance is like salt in food. A little can enhance the savor, but too much can spoil the pleasure and, under certain circumstances, can be life-threatening.

No matter who you are, no matter what you're going through, God knows it. He is with you. He is going to pull you through.

Before I record for real, I know pretty much exactly how I want them to feel.

I'm a lucky guy. I don't take for granted, for one minute, what I do.

Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry.