All this time, William doesn’t move from my side, his hand surely and confidently glued to my waist like it belongs there, one piece of a puzzle that matches the other, making the picture complete.

For a nanosecond, I meet her gaze.Despite the dark, I can see her eye color—it’s the prettiest, strangest shade of blue I’ve ever seen in my life—piercing, dark, and shiny. And then she is gone.

Ah! Let the soul dance with joyLet us sit in dark deep silencenow feel, see and enjoy!

There are so many kinds of love, and they're all very intense for me.

The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.

I used to want to be fully observational, but I'm just not that kind of writer. My process always changes depending on how, when, and where inspiration stiles me.

When the real history of the world is written, it will show god’s dealings with men, and the place the gospel has played in the rise and fall of nations.

If you want to find out the purpose of life, you need to look beyond the limitations of body and mind.

Kids are beautiful, man. And they know much more than grownups think they know. Kids are just perfect people until grownups get their hands on them.

I like what Wallace Stevens said: "Poetry must almost successfully resist intelligence." I just change the word "poetry" to "my photographs".

[Andrew Jackson] was actually 70 years old when he left the White House

I'm a real big country boy.