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

“...God and your heart both whisper - incline your ear - don't just learn from your head...”

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

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

“...some people won't even own a dog for fear it will die - you can't bubble-wrap your heart...”

“...I don't want security - to be self-assured - I want to risk my heart in making your portrait and be paid the wages of your devotion...”

“...I'm innocent still -inside me are stained glass windows that have never been broken- and when I see your light it stains my soul with color ...”