Maybe it's better this way-that we keep our darknesses close, hidden in our minds, protected by our hearts.

I assume this kid is “normal” sixteen, like all the rest of them, whereas I’m “life can, and probably will, totally screw you” sixteen.

I'm in love with you.""Good grief." She kept walking.

Anyone could be anybody. (Eric)

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be andhe will become as he can and should be.

The short answer is, yes, I think I have become a better singer.

You seek up an emotion and your cup is overflowing, you seek up an emotion sometimes your well is dry

Civil disobedience is not something outside the realm of democracy. Democracy requires civil disobedience. Without civil disobedience democracy does not exist.

My ideal reader is somebody who reads my poems out loud.

Being a wine enthusiast means you care more about quality than quantity.

A bridge is a meeting place . . . a possibility, a metaphor.

Prayer can do anything that God can do.