Writers ... I Think ... Live On

If I Can't Have What I Want . . . Then My Job Is To Want What I've Got And Be Satisfied That At Least There Is Something More To Want

I Want To Be Clear About This. If You Wrote From Experience, You'd Get Maybe One Book, Maybe Three Poems. Writers Write From Empathy.

Who I Really Am Keeps Surprising Me.

And You Will Understand All Too Soon That You, My Children Of Battle, Are Your Heroes

I Think It's The Strength Of Her Music, Using Art To Make A Statement. I Think It Really Is. It Was Not A Cheap Gift. The Gift Was An Expensive Gift For Nina [simone]. Diamonds Are Expensive. Her Music Was Expensive. She Paid For It, But I Think It's Her Greatest Gift.