In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity

Doubt is like a current you have to swim against, one that saps your strength.

Have we become so defensive that we cannot even tolerate a kind act?

We cry for the hand of God to bring us salvation, but then we seize the voice of God and use it to profess our destructive nature.

I wish I could read my books over for the first time to see what you guys see.

If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver pin that marked the crossroads.

My job starts at a quarter to seven in the morning, and you go right through until whatever time is necessary to finish up.

To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!

I never thought I was pretty. I couldn't even put on eyelashes or makeup.

Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it.

Without contraries there is no progression.