There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.

Train yourself to listen to that small voice that tells us what's important and what's not.

God save us from the people who want to do what's best for us.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

We all need to look into the dark side of our nature - that's where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we're busy denying.

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them.

Kinsey was never a lawyer. She's strictly blue collar.

I was an English major in college with minors in Fine Arts and Humanities.

I love being single. It's almost like being rich.

I write letters to my right brain all the time. They're just little notes. And right brain, who likes to get little notes from me, will often come through within a day or two.

One gets wise by meeting people and meeting people through their literature.

Its easy to lie, but hard to confess

The obscure, unexplainable aspect of the writing process is about how some rhymes appear in your head. It often feels more like tuning in to some kind of channel than composing words in your mind.

This is the truth about mainstream media and advertising: People wouldn't have to pay to show you such messages if they were right.

You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped.

Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything?

I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.

Forgiveness is the one unpardonable sin.

The chances that your tombstone will read 'Killed by Asteroid' are about the same as they'd be for 'Killed in Airplane Crash.'

The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth.