“...I've marked our sacred place not with stones - I've put it my art to keep it safe...”

“...I've discovered why you fascinate - you keep the mystery and as Carlyle noted, Wonder is the basis of worship...”

“...all this time I've been worshiping you - when other men wanted to kiss you, I've been offering the praise of my lips...”

“...what is art to the dilettante but the initiation of the sacred few to the exclusion of the profane crowd?...”

“... my early writing was a silent fury - at what or whom, I had no idea - but I shut it in until it burned my bones and now, I've let it out...”

“...I've always idealized women I've loved - they all fell short, save one - the one God chose for me - she lights up a room by walking into it...”

“...I've decided ... love is an eternity of slow motion replays ...”