The centuries are sprinkled with rare magicwith divine creatureswho help us get past the common and extraordinary ills that beset us

And then she would smile, to show me how, and it was the saddest smile I ever saw.

wesat theresmokingcigarettesat5in the morning.

my poems are only bits of scratchingon the floor of acage.

peace of mind and heartarriveswhen we accept what is:having beenborn into thisstrange lifewe must acceptthe wasted gamble of ourdaysand take some satisfaction inthe pleasure ofleaving it allbehind.

How does the moon feel as it sees the ocean lap at your shores? The eternal pain of knowing you are there but forever out of reach...

Awareness Makes a Cure Possible.

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

I'd like to wear my old [cinnamon buns] hairstyle again - but with white hair. I think that would be funny.

The gospel moves us to see others as people created in God's image and that can have a profound impact on people's productivity and work satisfaction.

Love is one of my main inspirations.

I think that the celebrity memoir as a genre is looked upon as a lesser form. One of my missions as a ghostwriter has been to elevate that form. Maybe that sounds pretentious!

And no one drank just one shot of tequila.

Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it's telling you something isn't right.

I told her I knew when I was going to die because my birth certificate had an expiration date on it.