It hurts to see anybody in pain, if you've got any kind of heart.
When I was just a little young boy, Papa said Son, you'll never get far, I'll tell you the reason if you want to know, 'cause child of mine, there isn't really very far to go.
One man gathers what another man spills
There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night, and if you go, no one may follow, that path is for your steps alone.
Don't waste the breath to save your face, When you have done your best, And even more is asked of you, Let fate decide the rest.
Once in awhile you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look it right
What do you want me to do, To watch for you, To see you through? A box of rain will ease the pain, and love, will see you through.
I believe that the making of art is primarily for the benefit of the artist. If what the artist has created communicates messages and feelings to others, then it is because of the universality of the human experience that is speaking through the work of art.
What Newcastle lack is a lack of pace
I'm a patriot of the heart.
I'm always amazed by writers who say, "Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit. " I just need a real big chunk of time to sit down and focus. That's my process.