I would never accuse Willie Brown of slowing down, because he never does.

Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.

Nothing important comes with instructions.

What is more yours than what always holds you back?

The best way to know your faults is to notice which ones you accuse others of.

Writing is like washing windows in the sun. With every attempt to perfect clarity, you make a new smear.

When I am trying to write I turn on music so I can hear what is keeping me from hearing.

Sophistication is upscale conformity.

The happy and the suffering probably understand life equally well, but the sufferers may see a little more clearly how little it is that they understand.

It is the empty seats that listen most raptly.

All work is the avoidance of harder work.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.

What is this Chocho business?' Will muttered to himself. But his friends overheard the comment.'It's a term of great respect, ' they chorused, and he glared at them.'Oh, shut up, ' he said.

For what human ill does not dawn seem to be an alleviation?

I didn't say them things that I said.

These are hard times. The world hurts. We live in fear and forget to walk with hope. But hope has not forgotten you. So ask it to dinner. It's probably hungry and would appreciate the invitation.

Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love.

I gravitate toward the team thing. I'm not a golfer - I much prefer basketball.

With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.

I wish Kurt Cobain didn't die. I really don't know where he'd be right now, I don't know what he'd be like. I just like to fantasize that he would like our band and he would know what we were up to.