“At one end are public figures whilst at the other are the dregs of society.”

“Only by experiencing the depth of despair, could the poet liberate himself from anxiety in order to embrace hope, faith, and openness to the world.”

“Unless Dan keeps steadily tending the wheat field, the wheat will wither and die.”

“You climb so far, get into New York and Washington and Los Angeles, and then you regress to the days of living hand to mouth.”