“You want to be a writer- don’t know how or when? Find a quiet place and a humble pen” – Paul Simon “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”- Steven King   Bruce Springsteen in the brilliant The Defiant Ones: “It was indulgent, but sometimes YOU NEED TO BE INDULGED.”   … Read More

(Things I have borrowed, begged, and stolen from books, movies, conversations, etc.)   Even the kindest man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. —H. L. Mencken It’s not what they call you—it’s what you answer to. Ignorance screams and wisdom whispers. —My brilliant neighbor Craig Morris It is … Read More

(Things I have borrowed, begged, and stolen from books, movies, conversations, etc.)   One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. —Unknown It is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed. —Vida Dutton Scudder Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their … Read More