“Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one l...” — Simon Van Booy Quote

Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the coming night.

I think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson.

Libraries are the ultimate restaurants for brain food. I sleep better knowing there are libraries. I would take a bullet for a librarian.

When I'm doing something, I do work hard at it.

I was always a writer, by which I mean I was always scribbling away, doing something with pen and paper.

You sound like a man with a vision. Care to pass that bong over this way?

I think the prettiest play in football is the pass.

From my experience, before you pass the ball, you need to know whether your team-mate is fast or not fast.

I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.

It's definitely tough on the pass rushers when they say you're taking a quarterback down and you fall on top of them and it's roughing the passer. Ain't really much you can say, it's just tough.