Interlude with sunshine. Hello monday mein lazy freund.

We need a safe place, a reserve of truth, a place where words kindle ideas and set ideas sparking off in others, a word sanctuary. Poetry is this gathering place of words.

It is a rare and valuable tonic to share insights, dreams and concerns with people whom you have never met. The sole purpose for such exchanges is simply to give light to one another.

If the weeds are pulled out of the garden too soon, the too shallow roots of the plants developing around it get pulled up with the weed also. Time is what is needed before criticism can be useful.

I didn't get to be this smart by not being stupid

There are many out there who proudly call themselves critics, but I have come to see that many of those critics have never tested their own skill.

Universal love is the standard-sized socket that everyone can plug into. No adapting mechanism required.

There are two types of people in this world: Gypsy and Gadge. Which one am I? Neither. I'm a writer.

Paint right into the darkness. While painting in these conditions the mind shifts gears, engaging the unconscious. Unique 'insights' happen in the dark.

Writing without words? Its not easy, I tell you! I stab the pen into my heart and let the blood flow. No more ink, no more words, no more b.s. Just me.

The exchange of words is a lot like a virtual handshake. Is the writer's grasp of the language strong and bold? Are the words gripping? Direct? Inventive? Sincere?

Conflicts may create unfathomable distances.

You will learn to make better decisions in life with experience and time.

The more you know, the more you can make fun of

I'm an entrepreneur first and a wine critic second.

The Steelers drafted guys who were bigger, stronger and faster than me, but they never found one who could take my job away from me.

I think if everyone is clean, then who cares about how you're tested?

As a performer you are being used to keep people watching so the commercial endorsements that support the network can be seen by as many people as possible.

A song to me is a very tangible thing. I can feel it with my hands and see it with my eyes.

I always think everything has been the best part of my life.

Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics.