“...language always occurs in a context - you can speak Elizabethan words, but to speak the language you have to put on the mindset...”

“...when your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...”

“... yes I speak a different language - the dark fire of poetry - it flutters and gutters in tune with the mood...”

“...I gave you painted air - tears I couldn't weep - truths I couldn't speak - all the words that caught in my throat...”

“...it's merely writing, but you have to adjust your ear – I speak quietly – I sob – I whisper...”

“...there's an impotency Viagra can't touch - the inability of a man to speak ...”

“...what makes a writer a prophet is his ability to speak truth...”