For thirty minutes I sat back and felt the glimmer of pride that historically precedes the most catastrophic falls.

...bands fall out. But at the end of the day, they're like family. You get back together because you have to, because you're stronger together than you are apart.

Music. It’s not about those things. It’s about a feeling. It’s about expressing yourself. It’s about letting go.

She posed as being more indolent than she felt, for fear of finding herself less able than she could wish.

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.

All of nature is resurrection.

Once, in Lisbon, I tried my best to work the phone book in a way that would assuage a longing [Alice and I] had for certain Chinese dishes . . . .

I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streets.

Did you ever look at your watch, and you look away... and you don't know what time it is?

If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

There's been a lot of coming home in the early mornings after funny nights out, having bizarre sandwiches in bed.

The soundtrack in the poetry is the soundtrack from your own heartbeat.

To Sally, who showed me the benefits of the sport of golf.