To read well is to prepare oneself to live wisely, kindly and wittily.

Listen into the silences where the best words begin.

A story is an invitation, and a challenge, and a choice.

One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self.

Let our scars fall in love.

My mind is an instrument of peaceI am the peaceMy heart sing the song of peaceMy mind dances with peaceI laugh with peaceMy soul is longing for peaceMy spirit is the source of peace.

When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen.

The way some were entrapped into lives of prostitution, the way that something like marriage could rob them of their rights.

I feel so alone sometimes. The night is quiet for me. I'd love to be able to sleep. I'll probably not rest. I have no need for all this. Help me, Lord.

Get in touch with nature. The stillness of nature is profound and yet subtle.

My focus is trying to make great music and putting on great shows, and whatever happens beyond that is a bonus to me.

The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music.

Art sweeps the everyday dust from your soul.