I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

Well, it arose out of two long-term concerns - the first being the possibility of genetic manipulation, nature versus nurture, what constitutes how people get to be how they are.

Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea.

Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.

They thought to use and shame me but I win out by nature, because a true freak cannot be made. A true freak must be born.

The truth is always an insult or a joke, lies are generally tastier. We love them. The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyone's comfort

Women who pay their own rent don't have to be nice.

Every doorway, every intersection has a story.

I get glimpses of the horror of normalcy. Each of these innocents on the street is engulfed by a terror of their own ordinariness. They would do anything to be unique.

Suddenly the staggering love bursts away from me like milk from a smashed glass.

In our struggle to restrain the violence and contain the damage, we tend to forget that the human capacity for aggression is more than a monstrous defect, that it is also a crucial survival tool.

If everyone bows in front of your wisdom, your greatest wisdom will be to tell them not to bow!

The great part about tennis is you can't run out the clock.... As long as we were still playing, I had a chance.

Troubadours travelled from town to town. They didn't really sing too good, which is the main reason they kept going.

I was going to move back to Dallas, and my goal was to work at Channel 8 and be a sportscaster and cover my Cowboys and live happily ever after.

I am convinced that the air we normally breathe is a kind of water, and men and women are a species of fish.

I love my mom. I totally look up to her, and she just doesn't let anybody take advantage of me. People might call that a stage mom.

What did that mean? Where could it go? He was a death diety. I was a high school senior.

I believe in God.....I gain strength from God. I believe in Jehovah, God, very much.....I believe in God and love God.

No woman is completely happy with their body.