There are endless opportunities in life.

Aim for the stars. You will sooner reach the moon.

What you think of me is none of my business.

We are what we think.

I believe in miracles.

Love is stronger than hate.

Asking is the beginning of receiving.

We are what we are.

God is the Creator of all things.

Daily dance uplift the soul to spiritual realms.

A revived spirit, a renewed soul.

Do you know the primary difference between men and gods? ... Gods don’t think they can become men

Art is the refreshing source of existence.

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is prose - words in their best order poetry - the best words in their best order.

The morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy.

I still get my news from the newspaper in the morning. I just have an affection for paper, and that's no secret, I guess.

Just write a poem as if you're writing a note to one other person.

Music is what I am, everything else is what I do.

I knew each person's delusion, the places their records had scratched, where the sounds repeated.

I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing.

This sort of encouragement is vital for any writer. And lastly the publication of Touching the Flame, which was on hold for two years and went through a few publishers before finding a stable home.