We dreamed of doing but could not bring ourselves to do.

I died in 1960 from a prison sentence and poetry brought me back to life.

Each Fall the graves of my grandfathers call me, the brown hills and red gullies of mississippi send out their electric messages, galvanizing my genes.

Love is a rock against the wind. Not soft like silk and lace.

To write a blues song is to regiment riots and pluck gems from graves.

I boil my tears in a twisted spoon And dance like an angel on the point of a needle.

Black Poets should live--not leap From steel bridges, like the white boys do.

Let all Black Poets die as trumpets, And be buried in the dust of marching feet.

The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism

Don't let your 'future success' dim the beauty and light that's in front of you right now.

Steve Marcus was one of the greatest saxophonists in all of music. He truly was able to unite jazz with the popular music of the time.

Revolution is obstructed evolution.

Art for art's sake, and creation for creation's sake, and love for love's sake

We are Fragile, everyone. We all long for something more. Things are said and things are done and the pieces hit the floor. See how fragile.

I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.

I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick.

I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.

I think they're really linked. I think books and movies are going to go a long way together in the future. I think we writers are very important material for directors.