I decided I would go with them, but it would be at my father's house that I would eat. I would share his food, and his poverty.

I alone knew what I had suffered. I alone knew what it felt like to be alive but dead.

A novelist can’t be without a kimono and pen!(Shigure)

Having a vision for your life is like having wider wings to fly high in the sky of your life.

But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Ratterlin and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.

History isn't about dates and places and wars. It's about the people who fill the spaces between them.

Honesty is love but deception is hatred.

there are two spiritual tests: The patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be diappointed to what you have encounter.

I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a tap dancer.

In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.

Sometimes commercial galleries ask for particular work to sell, but I try not to be bossed around by them. I didn't become an artist to get bossed around.

I've had a very positive experience in LA in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's been really fun.