“Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the b...” — Joni Mitchell Quote

“Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.”

“When you're trying to pass on the best of the stuff you're culling to what should be a hungry culture but you have it diminished... that's kind of disappointing.”

“I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.”

“I learned to write crime novels by reading people I hoped to emulate: people like James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, Joseph Wambaugh, and Sue Grafton.”

“Never tackle, never go down, we've heard it over and over again. You have to try to keep Messi away from the goal and block him with multiple players while being as close to him as possible. He is too quick, too fast, too intense with the ball.”

“Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.”