“...futility is being sorry while doing nothing to remove the cause ...”

“...I've known damnable beauty - the turgid pull of swirling blackness - but in the end, it's futile - purity alone redeems...”

“...the wind hums low with sweet exultation, sings its lullaby, while you sleep ...”

“...if you've got writer's block, you aren't empty - maybe it's just like Twitter - overwhelmed, and loading seems to be taking a while...”

“...there's nothing more lovely than your lamplight, seen from a dark street...”

“...I'm not afraid of the opinions of others - but of being needed and coming up short ...”

“...if you don't regard your word as a sacred covenant, then there is nothing in you I can honor ...”