Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of words and how they sound to the ear. Use this quote
I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their daily lives and put smiles on their faces, as opposed to what I see it being now, which is a way for me to actually communicate, and a way for me to tap into my subconscious. Use this quote
I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go out of my way. Use this quote
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to. Use this quote
Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women. Use this quote
Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken. Use this quote
Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed. Use this quote
I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young. Use this quote
Most of us get our history through story. Use this quote
I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines. Use this quote
I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations. Use this quote
I might be writing what people expect me to write, writing from that place where I might be ruled by economic considerations. To overcome that, I started working with my dreams, because I'm not so censored when I use dream material. Use this quote
My favorite travel pastime is writing music, either with my guitar or on my computer. Use this quote
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. Use this quote
I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry. Use this quote
Writing poetry is the hard manual labor of the imagination. Use this quote
A pacifist will often - at least nowadays - be an internationalist and vice versa. But history shows us that a pacifist need not think internationally. Use this quote
Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood. Use this quote
In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success. Use this quote
It's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband. Use this quote
