“It's who you is when folks knocks at the door of your heart what counts. Hide the past and it gives them what's jealous of you the power to bring you undone.”

“Pride is holding your head up when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.”

“Sometimes the slightest things change the directions of our lives, the merest breath of a circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and ch...”

“The imagination is always the best torturer.”

“Never take advice from a donkey.”

“You couldn't lose, you was playing Mozart”

“Im a dot in the grand scheme of things. I dont matter, not even to the other dots.”

“Music is a writer's heartbeat.”

“Gratitude is the gateway to a positive life.”

“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist...I am a person who does those things.”

“The point, I decided, wasn't to have the autobiography or even the memories. The point was who I became when I wrote.”

“The willingness to reach inside every part of yourself opens the door to total understanding. You place your entire identity on the line, not just an isolated part. This may sound daunting, but act...”

“Storytellers are individuals who enjoy creating a holiday for the mind.”

“You know what a storyteller is, don't you? It's a person that has a good memory who hopes other people don't.”

“Good storytellers are always ready for the next question.”