“You can't run from your roots.” — Stewart O'Nan Quote

You can't run from your roots.

Maybe he was old-fashioned, but to him a couple meant a strong bond, with positive and negative charges constantly arcing between them.

If there is an audience out there for me, I want them to be surprised when the next book comes out.

When I'm writing, I try to have the mask of my character on as I'm walking through the world.

Growing up in the '60s and early '70s, with the space flight and the Apollo program, I always loved planes. I always loved rockets and I always loved space travel.

When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.

I always think to myself that if I was able to transition from lucha libre style to American style, then I can always go back. You never lose your roots.

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

My roots have never left me... because the very first memory I have is my mom singing and me singing with her.

I was writing country songs, but I wasn't listening to country yet. I grew up on a farm in East Tennessee, so my roots are country, you know? But I didn't know where those songs came from or where they fit.