“And I said, ‘I’m thinkin’ I’ve wasted too much time thinkin’, is what I’m thinkin'.”

“All he thinks while he studies pearlescent pigeons is this: I wish I knew how… I wish I knew… I ain’t ever gonna, but I wish I knew how it felt – (-to be free).”

“Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.”

“And though he has watched a decent age pass by, a man will sometimes still desire the world.”

“The Negro on saxophone blew out a language older than English and the glasses on the tables trembled”

“Running to catch up, feeling like he was in a constant state of chasing a shadow, he felt a drop of rain hit him square on the back of the neck. The weight of it so heavy it felt like a rock.”

“I’m thinkin’ you’ve been mine a lot longer than that.”