They say, poetry is dead. I say, was there ever a time they had a clue of what the state of poetry is?

Lies are served like a fine delicacy. But beware, the truth of it all will sour, lodge in your throat, and choke your very existence if you continue to believe them.

Some want to be writers when life permits it. There is no part-time in being a writer. It’s an all-in way of living your life through words and feelings scratched out with a pen.

The same things that make you unique in this world, make you a target for the archers consumed by fear and jealousy.

Digging deep inside you as a writer will damn near kill you at times. But in the end, your words will be true and undeniable for the reader, and that is all that ever really matters in writing.

As a writer, a poet, you’re not alone in wanting to be alone. Your work is a friendship that never leaves you.

I was a poet. I had no expectations other than creating a world of art with words that would live on long after I was gone.

Poets, with no sponsors, no agenda, are the truest form of freedom today, bleeding out every drop of themselves for the world to either hate or devour.

Each morning the winds of the city moan and weep with lost souls clinging to hope of reliving the memories of yesterday.

Becoming a writer does not mean words will suddenly flow with perfection from your pen. It takes hard work, rejection, and the willingness to lay everything inside you out for the world to see.

For the writer, madness should seep slowly out of them from the world they endure each day.

Don't pursue something with a vengeful heart, or it will destroy you. Hate wraps a cold hand around your heart and hollows you out." - Justus

You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks on great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.

When people are lame, they love to blame.

I'm learning on the guitar all the time.

I was loosely aware that most of my characters were fundamentally selfish people, but I didn't intentionally make that a theme.

Ten minutes? That's the women. It's not for the men; not for the real game, mate.

There are so many of us that just do things to pay bills, but I never wanted that to be me.

I think a lot of a man's outlook in life - at least mine - is shaped by his relationship with his father.

I don't want people to think of me as sexy.