Once you're a public figure, there's a certain amount of privacy you do give up.
Wrinkles are engraved smiles.
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.
Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none
Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.
The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead
Style means the right word. The rest matters little.
An unfair process helps no one. But once you've gone through with that process and you think that you know that person has raped someone, they have to go.
Any experience can be transformed into something of value. [ - worthy of enjoying by knowing it could have been worse. ]
Sings. Hope in every sphere of life is a privilege that attaches to action. No action, no hope.
I think the rebuilding of the city has to start with the spirit first. So the music, the vibe, the connection spiritually with the artists. Everybody out here is the main key. A lot of people are still in a lot of tough situations. My heart still goes out to the people of New Orleans.