My inspiration are the woman, friendship, and loneliness.

Be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.

It was good, it was bad. But it was real, and that's all you have.

I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.

If permanent happiness comes with someone, Id leave everything.

We all feel love, and that might sound kind of corny, but I really feel that's what joins musicians together around the world.

I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically.

I'm a good person, but with many defects.

I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.

Would you dance, if I asked you to dance? Would you run, and never look back? Would you cry, if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul tonight?

The power of music in Spanish is so strong that I couldn't stay away from it any longer.

God' is whatever is the next obvious step towards wholeness in yourself and your life

I'd rather be poor to my bones than be rich with your money, that is like a trigger, ready to be pulled in my face.

I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin

Be persistent. Editors change; tastes change; editorial markets change. Too many beginning writers give up too easily.

I'm used to doing a lot of dolly tracks.

We are captives, even if our wheat grows over the fences/ and swallows rise from our broken chains./ We are captives of what we love, what we desire, and what we are.

One of the tragedies of the Bush administration is that we went back to business as usual, make a deal with the Democrats, lets all be friends in Washington philosophy.

No one is wise at all times.

She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.

I'm sure that everyone who goes into fashion always dreams of having a perfume, since it completes the brand and exposes it in a different way.