Only some radical change can divert the downward course of my spirit, some startling new place or people to arrest the drift, the drag.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

Only a writer can ride a time machine and change the future when he is not there.

Leaders are hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around them than they are willing to give themselves.

You got a choice, dude. We've all got choices. Lots of them. Every single second of the day we're making choices. You've just been making bad ones, is all.

Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.

Setting goals that have already been achieved is a cop-out.

Once upon a time Baltimore was necessary.

My dad was a bartender that worked banquets. So that meant holidays, weekends, nights.

Gold and silver and sunshine is rising up.

Education is more valuable than money, in the long run.