But There's Nothing That Gives Me More

But There's Nothing That Gives Me More Thrill Than When I'm Writing And A Couplet Works. I Find The Right Rhyme, Or It's Just Perfect. There's Nothing That Exciting.

I Think Books Find Their Way To You When You Need Them. Whenever I Feel Like I'm Not Going To Live To Read All The Books I Want To Read, I Remind Myself That The Important Ones Find Their Way To Me.

My Dad And I Had A Real Meeting Of The Minds. We Loved To Talk About Music, Politics, And Art. He Loved Children. The Thing I Missed Most About My Dad When He Died Was That This Person Who Really Gets Who I Am At The Core Was Gone.

I Think That My Sensitivity To Music Has Actually Deepened And Expanded As I've Gotten Older. You Add More Life Experience.

Think About All Of The Families Where The Father Is A Doctor And The Son Is A Doctor Or Generations Of Coal Miners. Why Did They Go Into That Line Of Work? Because That's What They Were Taught. Or Was It In Their Genes? It's Not An Either/or Question. It's Both. I Was Inclined In That Way. I Was Sensitive To Music And Poetry, And It Was Around Me Growing Up.