"It means handling words and images in an interesting way. All of us use words daily, unless of course we are the sile…"

"Poems written in rhyme and meter can be easily memorized, even longish poems. However, because I write in free verse,…"

"Often my characters—a Jesus, a Hector, a Gloria—will be bilingual, or if not bilingual at least know enough Spanish t…"

"Mine is literary, and mine has a story to tell about a little boy with gaps in his education who became a writer. I’m…"

"Music is my first love. Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamt of one day being lucky enough to share my music wi…"

"Lyrics to me are of utmost importance and they mean so much to me — in every song that I write, the lyrics have to co…"

"I've dedicated myself to ensuring that every word that I say, everything I write, every role that I play … I know tha…"

"Aye, think! Since time and life began, Your mind has only feared and slept; Of all the beasts they called you man Onl…"

"Would you end war? Create great Peace."

"To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create."