I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.

I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment.

I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone.

So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.

I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for

I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken.

The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle.

First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time of day. That is when I do my songwriting, when I am in writing mode.

Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it.

I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one in the same.

Every unit of time that passes daily should be accounted for

Wow, that is so deep.'He meant it, of course.'You're really real, ' he added breathily. 'Say something else.'I decided he wasn't worth punching, and walked away.

While having one’s assertions challenged might be bad for an unintelligent man’s ego

I doubt if there is anything in the world uglier than a Midwestern city.

All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated.

It's always more interesting and more difficult to make something positive than negative. To be negative is very easy.

If the reason you’re taking on a mission is for the money you’ll make, I believe you’ll fail.

Citizens, did you want a revolution without revolution?

This happens to me: I have this great idea and then I make the mistake of telling someone else.