grappling with some small understanding of this place, this time, we're in" my poem "In a BishopsWood Clearing

The heart dies a slow death, shedding each hope like leaves until one day there are none. No hopes. Nothing remains.

You have to conquer every obstacle, before you can reach the top of the mountain.

If we open a quarrel between the past and the present we shall find we have lost the future.

I think it's never too late to learn - or it's a lesson that's good to continue learning - that you need to treat everyone on a set with respect.

Movies are only the result of where we are as human beings.

I learned everything about love, watching 'Splash.' That's why I'm still single, so thanks Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah for that.

Discipline should amplify creativity rather than stifle it.

Aging only happens to people who lose their lust for getting better and disconnect from their natural base of curiosity.

Waiting rooms were made for books-of course! But so are theater lobbies before the show, long and boring checkout lines, and everyone's favorite, the john.

The most wonderful inspirational chemistry we can use on another is the gift of our love and acceptance. Devoted and unquestioned love has a magic creative power.