I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.

Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.

To me, chocolate was the sole reason we on this earth.

Ain't no glory made from being dependable.

It's like that, I guess, when the past come to collect what you owe.

It's early yet. It's always early, while you still alive.

What is luck but something made to run out.

Ain't no man can outrun his fate.

The kid come in at a strange angle, made the notes glitter like crystal.

Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.

Of all the excellent copyedits I've received over the years, Marie-Lynn Hammond's was by far the best. Her work on Half Blood Blues was incredibly sensitive and astute.

I independently produce scientific advancements to share with everyone, and that is over seven billion people!

Overcast does not always forecast rain neither does difficulty always forecast failure.

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation.

I really love music and I want to make it better the best I can.

And I think that a woman as chancellor can also serve as a good example,.

Never work with kids or animals.

Life is always rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch.

Compose in the sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of a metronome.

The sea of pleasures may drown its owner and the swimmer fears to open his eyes under the water.

It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.